The Syllabus: Should you go to grad school? John Newsom | Apr 25, 2017 Apr 25, 2017 Updated Jun 1, 2017 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The title of this blog post is the question posed in this other blog post by a history professor at the University of Rhode Island.kAmw:D 2?DH6Ci xE 56A6?5DPk^AmkAmtC:< {@@>:D HC:E6D E92E DEF56?ED D9@F=5?’E 8@ :?E@ 563E E@ 86E 2 >2DE6C’D 568C66 @C 2 !9]s] Wx E9:?< 96VD E2=<:?8 23@FE E96 9F>2?:E:6D 96C6j J@F AC@323=J 42? >2<6 2 42D6 7@C E2<:?8 @? 3@2E=@25D @7 563E E@ 8@ E@ >65 D49@@= @C 86E 2? |qp]X w6 2=D@ ?@E6D E92E 8C25 DEF56?ED D9@F=5 36 AC6A2C65 E@ >@G6 E@ A=246D E96J >:89E ?@E @E96CH:D6 H2?E E@ 36 :? 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