Fall '26 PhD Bootcamp for Women and Marginalized Groups

The PhD Bootcamp for Women and Marginalized Groups has been developed to help women and students belonging to marginalized groups, including first- generation students, get access to, and then succeed in the doctoral program.

MORNING PROGRAM 

8.30-9.00 Registration and Welcome

9.00-10.00 The application process I 

9-9.20 Prof. Annalisa Coliva  Faculty presentation: choice of programs and LoRs 

9.20-10 PhD student: Alisha Nasslage Group work -based on your interests and background, identify 5 programs which would be your top choice - how to identify letter writers 

10.-10.30 Coffee break 

10.30-12.00 The application process II 

10.30-10.50 Prof. Allison Koslow Faculty presentation: Personal statement and Writing sample 

10.50-11.30 PhD student: Yan Zeng Group work -key ideas for the personal statement -Choice and editing of the writing sample

11.30-12.00  General Q&A on the Application process 

12.00-1.00 Lunch and liaising 

AFTERNOON PROGRAM

1.00-2.40 PhD stages and writing a dissertation  

1-1.30 Prof. Annalisa Coliva Faculty presentation: -PhD early stages (course work, portfolio, prospectus) -Choice of topic and advisor(s) -Different dissertation models -Candidacy 

1.30-2.10 PhD Student Gustavo VelazquezQuintana Group work -Course work: what to obsess and not to obsess about -How to plan for portfolio -What next? - -Ideas about topic dissertation -What’s the right dissertation model for me? -How to plan for candidacy 

2.10-2.40  General Q&A on PhD phases and writing a dissertation

2.40-3.00 Coffee break  

3.00-4.00 The job market  

3.00-3.20 Prof. Anastasia Berg Faculty presentation:  -How the job market looks like  -The materials needed to go on the job market 

3.20-4.00 PhD student Annabelle Tada (recorded) Group work -Let’s look at some ABD candidates’ websites together 

4.00-5.15  Speakers’ works in progress 

4.45-5.15   Q&A 

5.15-5.25 Group pictures 

5.25-5.30 Farewell