by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Aug 12, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Podcast
I recently came across the news that Illinois Institute of Technology laid off faculty and staff, including tenure-track professors, because of financial constraints. At the same time, I noticed reports of another university closing and learned that university...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 3, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Newsletter
Illustration by Maame Ekua Acquah. Happy Friday from Southern California. “You are stripping PhDs of their agency.” That statement is a brand new accusation I received this week that I found intriguing. I’m going to address it in...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jun 12, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Podcast
Storytelling is often viewed as incompatible with academic research, but Dr. Tiffany Green argues that it is one of the most powerful tools researchers can use to communicate their work. In this episode of The Bold PhD Podcast, host Dr. Gertrude Nonterah speaks with...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Apr 15, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Podcast
Your PhD alone is not a competitive advantage in this job market. Not because it lacks value but because most employers don’t know how to interpret it. And even if they do, there are so many people with credentials similar to yours. So what makes you stand out? The...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Mar 20, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Newsletter
It’s scorching hot in Southern California this week. I hope this newsletter finds you cool. Anyway, onto business… Recently, I ran a poll on LinkedIn asking a simple question: Did your PhD training adequately prepare you to navigate the job market? Out of...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Feb 17, 2026 | Build A Professional Network, Career, Podcast
The Bold PhD Podcast: A Career Podcast for PhDs, by a PhD. AI is no longer theoretical. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, we’ve watched generative AI explode into the mainstream. Now we have tools from Anthropic (Claude) and Google integrated across search,...
