Position Assistant Dean for Professional Development Office Phone 609-258-2134 Email [email protected] Office 008 Clio Hall Website http://jmvanwyck.com Bio/Description James M. Van Wyck is the liaison for the Humanities & Social Sciences. He manages graduate student professional development programs, strategic communications, the GradFUTURES Fellowship programs, including the University Administrative Fellows Program, the GradFUTURES Social Impact Fellowship Program, and the Community College Teaching Fellowship Program. Prior to Princeton, he worked for Robert Weisbuch and Associates (RWA), where he served as a senior research fellow and associate. He was also a multi-year postdoctoral fellow at Fordham University, where he taught literature, public speaking, composition, and upper-level electives including "Literature and Leadership." James holds a Ph.D. in English literature and languages/letters from Fordham University, an M.A. in English literature from the University at Buffalo, and a B.A. in English from William Paterson University. AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Serve as liaison to graduate students and departments in the Humanities and Social Sciences divisions Oversee strategic communications and technology initiatives including oversight of the website, MyPrincetonU, social media, storytelling, online programs, video content, and the GradFUTURES Podcast Assist associate dean with strategic partnerships, planning, and operations Develop programs and campus-wide collaborations including signature GradFUTURES Learning Cohorts and the annual GradFUTURES Forum Manage the promotion, administration, and partnerships for the University Administrative Fellows Program, Social Impact Fellows Program, Higher Education Leadership Fellows Program, and the Community College Teaching Initiative Manage the GradFUTURES LinkedIn group and the partnership with LinkedIn Learning Supervise a team of graduate student Professional Development Associates in the Humanities and Social Sciences divisions Connect: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter Book an Office Hours Appointment! Selected Publications Co-editor: The Reimagined PhD: Navigating 21st Century Humanities Education (Rutgers University Press, 2021). "Academia is an Ecosystem, Not a Container: Rethinking (with) Quit Lit," chapter in Leaving the Grove: A Quit Lit Reader (Syracuse University Press, 2022). "Academia is Not a Container." Nov 2, 2020. Inside Higher Ed. “Graduate Students Need to Think Differently About Time.” Sep 9, 2019. Inside Higher Ed. "From the Basement to the Dome: Navigating a Time of Change in PhD Career and Professional Development." Apr 29, 2019. Inside Higher Ed. "What's Wrong with English Department Websites." Oct 9, 2018. Inside Higher Ed. "How Advisors Can Bolster Their Career Guidance.” June 10, 2018. Inside Higher Ed. For a complete list of publications, please see: jamesvanwyck.com Related News Join GradFUTURES at Wintersession 2023! The Humanities Expedition & Lab: Grad Students Exploring Landscape of Innovation in the Humanities University Administrative Fellow Spotlight: Duygu Coskuntuna, GS, NES GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Has Forged 290 Student-Alumni Mentorships GradFUTURES Partners with Modern Language Association to Host Institute on Reading and Writing Pedagogy Princeton’s Graduate School to Host Modern Language Association Summer Institute, July 11-15 Upcoming Professional Development Events Dec 5 Managing Active Research Data Dec 7 Writing to Influence: How Academia Inspires Action with Christopher Paul Harris Dec 7 LaTeX Drop-in Consultations Dec 7 Cynthia Dwork: It’s in Your Phone. It’s in Your Browser. It’s in Your Redistricting Data! … It’s Differential Privacy. Dec 8 30 Minutes Towards Better Bibliographies and Footnotes! (online) Dec 8 Introduction to Environmental Studies Library Research: Water Use and Availability Dec 11 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Dec 11 Office Hours with Leonard Cassuto Dec 11 American Higher Ed Learning Cohort Session 6: International Perspectives (Europe, Asia) Dec 13 Shake It Off: Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Party (Drop in!) Dec 13 Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Startups Learning Cohort: Capstone Presentations Dec 14 Writing to Influence: Academia and Social Advancement as Modeled by HBCUs with Jelani Favors