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where are they now?
Jun. 2nd, 2006 10:08 amI got a call last night from an old friend from grad school, to tell me she'd defended her dissertation. She took 10 years, and was the second person in her class to defend. It got me thinking about my class...
In the fall of 1995 I entered a graduate program in Classics with 5 other people.
-T. was a Master's only student, in Latin. She didn't get her degree, and left in 1997 to teach high school Latin. She's still teaching in the same place, I'd guess succesfully and happily, though her web page has awful Flash animation.
-Z. was a PhD student in Hellenistic History. He didn't much get on with his chosen advisor, so left in 1997 after a Master's, returned to Greece to do his compulsory military service, and went on to to an M. Phil at Cambridge and a PhD at U. Washington. I'm not sure when he finished. He's now a lecturer at Newcastle.
-W. entered with a Master's, and defended his dissertation in Classical Archaeology in 2000. He was immediately hired at Wisconsin in a tenure-track position. Word is, he's returning to our alma mater in the fall. He's a great fellow, rather shy but very nice, not wildly creative but very solid, hardworking, nether a flake nor a jerk. Very mainstream, safe bet.
-B. enterested as a Master's only student in Classical Archaeology, but was successful and after her MA did a PhD too. She defended in 2001, and returned to Turkey, where she teaches in Ankara. She's doing very well - has a 2005 book with Oxbow and a 2005 article in Antiquity. She was always rather underestimated, as I think Mediterranean women can be; plus, she's not got a geeky/academic sort of personality (she's fun and laid-back), so I think people are surprised by her work.
-R. entered as a PhD student in Prehistoric Greek Archaeology. He defended his dissertation last week (TOTAL perfectionist; not at all a surprise that it took him 11 years.) He's been teaching on 1-2 year appointments since 2001, and is currently at Trent U. in Canada (his homeland). I hope that now he's done he'll be competitive for something more permanent. He does good work and is fun and nice to work with, but he undervalues himself and lacks confidence.
Then there's me; I left the program formally in late 2001, although until recently they still had me on their list of students for some reason. I guess my advisor had hope.
I don't think I made the wrong choice, though I do miss that life sometimes, and wish I was doing something more suited to my talents at the moment.
In the fall of 1995 I entered a graduate program in Classics with 5 other people.
-T. was a Master's only student, in Latin. She didn't get her degree, and left in 1997 to teach high school Latin. She's still teaching in the same place, I'd guess succesfully and happily, though her web page has awful Flash animation.
-Z. was a PhD student in Hellenistic History. He didn't much get on with his chosen advisor, so left in 1997 after a Master's, returned to Greece to do his compulsory military service, and went on to to an M. Phil at Cambridge and a PhD at U. Washington. I'm not sure when he finished. He's now a lecturer at Newcastle.
-W. entered with a Master's, and defended his dissertation in Classical Archaeology in 2000. He was immediately hired at Wisconsin in a tenure-track position. Word is, he's returning to our alma mater in the fall. He's a great fellow, rather shy but very nice, not wildly creative but very solid, hardworking, nether a flake nor a jerk. Very mainstream, safe bet.
-B. enterested as a Master's only student in Classical Archaeology, but was successful and after her MA did a PhD too. She defended in 2001, and returned to Turkey, where she teaches in Ankara. She's doing very well - has a 2005 book with Oxbow and a 2005 article in Antiquity. She was always rather underestimated, as I think Mediterranean women can be; plus, she's not got a geeky/academic sort of personality (she's fun and laid-back), so I think people are surprised by her work.
-R. entered as a PhD student in Prehistoric Greek Archaeology. He defended his dissertation last week (TOTAL perfectionist; not at all a surprise that it took him 11 years.) He's been teaching on 1-2 year appointments since 2001, and is currently at Trent U. in Canada (his homeland). I hope that now he's done he'll be competitive for something more permanent. He does good work and is fun and nice to work with, but he undervalues himself and lacks confidence.
Then there's me; I left the program formally in late 2001, although until recently they still had me on their list of students for some reason. I guess my advisor had hope.
I don't think I made the wrong choice, though I do miss that life sometimes, and wish I was doing something more suited to my talents at the moment.
