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Resources

Successful doctoral education and search for faculty positions rely on having up-to-date information, effective navigation strategies, and relevant professional network and support. We have compiled links to websites that can be of help to you and have listed them below.

We also provide you with links to three important resources, the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, the California Pre-Doctoral Program, and the CDIP Community Commons.

• The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education is an excellent venue for learning about applying to and funding your graduate education and meeting recruiters from graduate programs nationwide. 
• The California Pre-Doctoral Program offers competitive scholarship to support undergraduate or master’s research training for students who plan to pursue doctoral education.
• The CDIP Community Commons is a repository of helpful resources for doctoral students, lecturers, and junior faculty about various aspects of faculty life, including obtaining a faculty position, university governance and policies as well as information and advice on scholarly teaching, research, and service.

GRADUATE SCHOOL AND DISSERTATION

Graduate School Survival Guides

• How to Be a Good Graduate Student
• How Graduate School Is Different from College

Writing and Presenting Your Dissertation

• Dissertations
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
  A selection of books to help with writing your thesis/dissertation.

Graduate Student Organizations and Dissertation Support Groups

• Association for Support of Graduate Students: Dissertation & Thesis Tip
• H-Grad
  An electronic network for graduate students around the world.
• PhinisheD
  Advice and support for those who struggle with your dissertation or thesis, and afterwards as you begin working in academia.

PREPARING FOR A FACULTY CAREER

News & Advice from Chronicle Careers

Tomorrow’s Professor Listserv
Articles on preparing for careers in higher education, teaching strategies, and other useful topics for current and future faculty members.

The Preparing Future Faculty Program
Information on the Preparing Future Faculty Program and links to a number of useful articles, including articles on what colleges and universities are looking for in new faculty.

Jossey-Bass Publications
Click on the Higher Education link for books on general higher education, teaching and learning, technology in higher education, etc.

Exchanges
Exchanges is a web-based teaching and learning journal that publishes articles by CSU faculty members on their experiences, viewpoints, questions, and creative works related to teaching and learning.

Exchanges Journal Book Reviews
Reviews of relevant books on teaching, learning, and careers in higher education.

CSU News
News releases, campus news, and links to student newspapers.

CSU Career Opportunities
Job postings from all 23 campuses of the CSU.