Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He has written on problems in the academic labor market throughout his 30-year career and helped to design and run Alabama’s skills-based M.A. in religion in culture. Among his recent work is the edited resource for instructors, Teaching in Religious Studies and Beyond (Bloomsbury 2024).

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi-xiii, Russell T. McCutcheonForeword xiv-xvi, Raj BalkaranPreface xvii-xxiv, Russell T. McCutcheonIntroductionIntroduction 1-8, Russell T. McCutcheonContext1. “The University Absolutely Had Nothing in Place…”: Life After Grad School with Bradley Sommer 11-19, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Bradley J. Sommer2. “A Series of Decisions Which Are Going to Affect You Over Time…”: Life After Grad School with Pamela Gilbert 20-27, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Pamela K. Gilbert3. “What I’m Doing is Pivoting My Career…”: Life After Grad School with Jared Powell 28-34, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Jared Powell4. “Be Thoughtful About What Skills You’re Developing…”: Life After Grad School with Shannon Trosper Schorey, 35-44 Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Shannon Trosper SchoreyManifesto5. A Manifesto on Earning and Awarding a Ph.D. 47-61, Andrew Ali Aghapour, Shannon Trosper Schorey, Thomas J. Whitley, Vaia Touna, Russell T. McCutcheonResponses6. The Future of an Illusion 65-72, Barbara R. Ambros, Randall Styers7. A Response to the Manifesto 73-75, David Frankfurter8. In the Best Scenario… 76-82, Martin Kavka 9. The Way We Lived Then, and Now: The Ph.D. and its Employments 83-89, Richard A. RosengartenAfterwordAfterword 91-98, Emily D. CrewsEnd MatterAppendix 1: Tracking Doctoral Graduates in the Study of Religion 101-104, Russell T. McCutcheonAppendix 2: SBL/AAR Position Advertisements, 2001-2019 105-111, Russell T. McCutcheonResources 112-118, Russell T. McCutcheonIndex 119-123

Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He has written on problems in the academic labor market throughout his 30-year career and helped to design and run Alabama’s skills-based M.A. in religion in culture. Among his recent work is the edited resource for instructors, Teaching in Religious Studies and Beyond (Bloomsbury 2024).

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi-xiii, Russell T. McCutcheonForeword xiv-xvi, Raj BalkaranPreface xvii-xxiv, Russell T. McCutcheonIntroductionIntroduction 1-8, Russell T. McCutcheonContext1. “The University Absolutely Had Nothing in Place…”: Life After Grad School with Bradley Sommer 11-19, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Bradley J. Sommer2. “A Series of Decisions Which Are Going to Affect You Over Time…”: Life After Grad School with Pamela Gilbert 20-27, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Pamela K. Gilbert3. “What I’m Doing is Pivoting My Career…”: Life After Grad School with Jared Powell 28-34, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Jared Powell4. “Be Thoughtful About What Skills You’re Developing…”: Life After Grad School with Shannon Trosper Schorey, 35-44 Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Shannon Trosper SchoreyManifesto5. A Manifesto on Earning and Awarding a Ph.D. 47-61, Andrew Ali Aghapour, Shannon Trosper Schorey, Thomas J. Whitley, Vaia Touna, Russell T. McCutcheonResponses6. The Future of an Illusion 65-72, Barbara R. Ambros, Randall Styers7. A Response to the Manifesto 73-75, David Frankfurter8. In the Best Scenario… 76-82, Martin Kavka 9. The Way We Lived Then, and Now: The Ph.D. and its Employments 83-89, Richard A. RosengartenAfterwordAfterword 91-98, Emily D. CrewsEnd MatterAppendix 1: Tracking Doctoral Graduates in the Study of Religion 101-104, Russell T. McCutcheonAppendix 2: SBL/AAR Position Advertisements, 2001-2019 105-111, Russell T. McCutcheonResources 112-118, Russell T. McCutcheonIndex 119-123

Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and, for 18 years, was the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He has written on problems in the academic labor market throughout his 30-year career and helped to design and run Alabama’s skills-based M.A. in religion in culture. Among his recent work is the edited resource for instructors, Teaching in Religious Studies and Beyond (Bloomsbury 2024).

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi-xiii, Russell T. McCutcheonForeword xiv-xvi, Raj BalkaranPreface xvii-xxiv, Russell T. McCutcheonIntroductionIntroduction 1-8, Russell T. McCutcheonContext1. “The University Absolutely Had Nothing in Place…”: Life After Grad School with Bradley Sommer 11-19, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Bradley J. Sommer2. “A Series of Decisions Which Are Going to Affect You Over Time…”: Life After Grad School with Pamela Gilbert 20-27, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Pamela K. Gilbert3. “What I’m Doing is Pivoting My Career…”: Life After Grad School with Jared Powell 28-34, Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Jared Powell4. “Be Thoughtful About What Skills You’re Developing…”: Life After Grad School with Shannon Trosper Schorey, 35-44 Jacob Barrett, Erica Bennett, Shannon Trosper SchoreyManifesto5. A Manifesto on Earning and Awarding a Ph.D. 47-61, Andrew Ali Aghapour, Shannon Trosper Schorey, Thomas J. Whitley, Vaia Touna, Russell T. McCutcheonResponses6. The Future of an Illusion 65-72, Barbara R. Ambros, Randall Styers7. A Response to the Manifesto 73-75, David Frankfurter8. In the Best Scenario… 76-82, Martin Kavka 9. The Way We Lived Then, and Now: The Ph.D. and its Employments 83-89, Richard A. RosengartenAfterwordAfterword 91-98, Emily D. CrewsEnd MatterAppendix 1: Tracking Doctoral Graduates in the Study of Religion 101-104, Russell T. McCutcheonAppendix 2: SBL/AAR Position Advertisements, 2001-2019 105-111, Russell T. McCutcheonResources 112-118, Russell T. McCutcheonIndex 119-123