• “Theses on Professionalization,” by Russell McCutcheon, The Religious Studies Projects
  • Responses in the “Theses on Professionalization Series,” The Religious Studies

Mentoring (for Graduate Mentees)

• “How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students”, University of Michigan
• “Professor/Grad Relationships: Maximizing the Mentoring Potential,” by Nick Repak for Grad Resources
• “Mentoring is a Fantasy,” by Brian Croxall for ProfHacker (May 2013)

Mentoring (for Faculty Mentors)

• “Be a Good Job Mentor,” Cheryl E. Ball for Inside Higher Ed (Oct. 2013)
• “How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty”, University of Michigan
• “Learning Not to Give Too Much Advice,” by Rachel Toor for Chronicle of Higher Ed

Exams

• “An Orals Survival Kit,” by Hallstein, Kiparsky, and Short for Chronicle of Higher Ed
• “As Smart as I’ll Ever Be,” by David Brooks for Chronicle of Higher Ed

Dissertation Proposals

• “Demystifying the Dissertation Proposal,” by Leonard Cassuto for Chronicle of Higher Ed
• “The Holy Grail: In Pursuit of the Dissertation Proposal”, by Michael Watts

Dissertation

• “Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation”, by Joseph Levine
• Phinished.org, online forum for dissertation writers
• How to Write Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day, book by Joan Bolker
• Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation, book by Sonja K. Foss & William Waters
• Destination Dissertation, blog by Sonja K. Foss & William Waters,
• “The Dissertation Can No Longer Be Defended”, by Stacey Patton for Chronicle of Higher Ed
  
• “The Best Defense…”: Advise on Defending Dissertations and Theses, by William & Matt Eventhoff for Inside Higher Ed
• Successful Writing Tips, a blog for dissertation writers by Nancy Whichard

Time Management

• “Time Management,” by Nick Repak for Grad Resources
• Pomodoro, time management technique
• HabitForge, free accountability program

Life and Concerns as a Grad Student

• “The Six Stages of Graduate Education,” by William Pannapacker for Chronicle Vitae
• “What I Learned About Surviving Graduate School,” by Chuck Fidler for Chronicle of Higher Ed
• “Financial Pressures for Grad Students,” by Teresa Sullivan & Nick Repak for Grad Resources
• “Emotional Fatigue: Coping with Academic Pressure,” by Nick Repak for Grad Resources
  
• “Academia and Mental Illness: A Preliminary List of Resources,” The Professor is In (Feb 2013)
• “Understanding Graduate Students: Their Values, Beliefs, and Motivations,” by George Barna for Grad Resources
• “Cultivating the Community of Scholars: Peer Relationships for Graduate Students,” by Nick Repak for Grad Resources