Tuesday, April 28, 2020 | 4-6:50 PM

Applying to PhD Programs

Dr. Joanna Levin will discuss what to look for in a PhD program, what the application entails, how to plan ahead, and how to prepare your application materials. In addition, they will address ways to make yourself a competitive candidate, develop a strong statement of purpose, and request letters of recommendation.

Dr. Joanna Levin, Associate Professor, Chair, Department of English

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Joanna Levin is the author of Bohemia in America, 1858-1920 (2010) and co-editor, with Edward Whitley, of Whitman among the Bohemians (2014) and Walt Whitman in Context (2018).

She is the Chair the English Department at Chapman University, where teaches courses in American literature and culture. She earned her PhD from Stanford University and her BA from Yale University.