A Kress Fellowship in Paris
Kate Dimitrova shares her experience from a two year Kress Fellowship in Paris. Read what Kate has to say about settling into Parisian life.

A Fulbright Year in Berlin
Annie Kellogg-Krieg offers tips for a successful Fulbright application. Learn about her yearlong study in Berlin.

Seven new graduate students joined the HAA department this fall. Please join us in welcoming Saskia Beranek, James Jewitt, Jenny Li Jun Liu, Courtney S. Long, Alexandra Oliver, Don Simpson, and Sara Sumpter. Get to know your new classmates.

TA Mentor Announced
Robert Bailey will be the TA mentor for 2007-2008. All TAs and TFs need to submit their signed teaching contracts to him by the end of September.

Upcoming Milestone Deadlines
All first year PhD students must have their Preliminary Meeting by December 1, 2007 and file the necessary paperwork.

Any student who has not passed both langauge requirements must take a foreign language exam each semester. See Emily to schedule.

All PhD students are required to meet with their committees at least once a year and file a Summary of Annual Committee Meeting Report this semester.

Azar Rejaie's Recent Teaching Experience

"Congratulations! You have successfully run the exhausting gamut of your last semester of dissertation defending and job hunting, and it has all paid off: you are now ready to put your hard-won PhD to lucrative--finally--use as the newest assistant professor in your new institution. Take some time to bask in the well-deserved glow of accomplishment, but understand that getting through your first year is going to have its rough spots." Read about Azar's experience starting a new job.

Alumni News and Placement

April Eisman and Naoko Gunji received their PhDs in August, 2007. See a placement chart for recent alumni.