In The Latinx Guide to Graduate School Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Barrera provide prospective and current Latinx graduate students in the humanities and social sciences fields with a roadmap for surviving and thriving in advanced-degree programs. They document the unwritten rules of graduate education that impact Latinx students, demystifying and clarifying the essential requirements for navigating graduate school that Latinx students may not know because they are often the first in their families to walk that path. Topics range from identifying the purpose of graduate research, finding the right program, and putting together a strong application to developing a graduate student identity, cultivating professional and personal relationships, and mapping out a post--graduate school career. The book also includes resources for undocumented students. Equal parts how-to guide, personal reflection, manifesto, and academic musing, this book gives a culturally resonant perspective that speaks to the unique Latinx graduate student experience.
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: You Thought You Were Buying a How-to Book but Ended Up Getting a Love Letter, Manifesto, and Flashlight
- El Comienzo: How This Book Came About
- Our Journeys to Graduate School
- Latinx/a/os and Higher Education: ¡¿Pa’ Qué?!
- ¿A Dónde Vamos? A Road Map of the Book
- A Note on Voice and Narration
- One Final Note: “Se Hace Camino Al Andar”
- 1. To Grad School or Not to Grad School?
- Two Reality Checks If You Are Considering a PhD: Finances and the Academic Job Market
- Identifying the Right Program(s) for You
- “When’s the Right Time?” and Other Common Questions
- Do Your Research before Signing Up for a Professional Research Degree
- The Finances of Grad School
- Putting Together Your Application
- Requesting Strong Letters of Recommendation
- Get Organized and Allow Time for the Process
- What to Do When the Decision Letters Arrive
- Reflection Questions
- Sample Email Inquiry to Potential Faculty Mentors
- 2. Learning to Be a Grad Student
- Getting Your Act Together: Grad School Begins before Classes Start
- Am I Good Enough to Be Here? Confronting the Culture of Academia
- Grad School Is a Process and a Performance
- Cultivating Your Grad Student Identity
- Reflection Questions
- Preparándome para Grad School: A Checklist
- 3. Essential Skills in Graduate School
- Cómo Vuela el Tiempo: Managing Time
- Read Like an Academic
- Become a Thoughtful Contributor
- Envision Yourself as a Professional Writer
- Ready for an Argument? Asserting Your Voice as a Scholar
- Getting Feedback on Your Writing
- Know When to Stop Writing
- If Essays Are Sprints, Then a Thesis Is a Marathon
- On Beginning Again (and Again)
- Reflection Questions
- Suggested Readings, Resources, and Tools
- Example of a Topical versus Argument-Driven Outline
- 4. Unwritten Rules of the Academy: Navigating the Gray Area
- Racism and Unwritten Rules
- An Orientation to Unwritten Rules
- Conferences and Professional Networking
- Social Media and Managing Your Online Presence
- Last Thoughts on Unwritten Rules
- Reflection Questions
- 5. Navigating Professional Relationships in Graduate School
- White Supremacy and Grad School Relationships
- Caretaking Professional Relationships
- The Purpose of Office Hours
- When Difficulties Arise in Your Life
- Getting Critique
- Letters of Recommendation
- Dealing with a Difficult Professor (for One Semester, Maybe Two)
- Dealing with a Mismatch or Difficult Advisor
- Maintaining Relationships with Your Mentors over Time
- The Cohort. Oh, Lord, the Cohort.
- Navigating Chisme
- Remaking Mentorship: Mentoring above You, to the Side, and Below
- Cultivating Relationships in the Academy beyond Your Institution
- Remaking the Academy by Rethinking Academic Relationships
- Reflection Questions
- 6. Navigating Personal Relationships in Graduate School
- Latinx Culture Is Relational: Busting the Myth That Grad School Requires You to Hide at Home
- Romantic Relationships during Graduate School
- Graduate School and Kids
- Communicating with Your Family
- Your Relationship with Yourself: Mental Health, Self-Love, and Prioritizing Wellness
- Reflection Questions
- 7. Life after Graduate School
- Preparing to Be Postgrad
- Picking a Preliminary Pathway: Industry, Nonprofit, or Academia?
- Navigating the Academic Job Market
- The Logistics of the Academic Job Market
- The Really Hard Stuff: Competition, Self-Doubt, and the Realities of the Academic Job Market
- Alt-Ac Route, or Let’s Return to the Start of This Chapter
- Reflection Questions
- Conclusion: Five Mandamientos for Remaking the Academy
- UndocuGrads: Undocumented and Applying to Grad School (FAQs) carolina valdivia
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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