Professional Organizations
American Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/resources/students/
This website offers resources specifically geared to graduate students.
The American Historical Association
http://www.historians.org/
While the AHA offers a variety of resources, you may wish to check out the graduate student resource page: http://www.historians.org/grads/index.cfm. The page also contains many helpful resources for non-history students on “graduate school from start to finish”. The Graduate and Early Career Committee provides a voice within the Association for graduate students and historians early in their careers, and serves as a venue to discuss issues of concern and interest to students and early career professionals
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS):
http://www.apa.org/apags/
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) is the voice of student concerns within the APA. You may also wish to check out the APA Science Student Council (list of resources for graduate students in psychological science) http://www.apa.org/science/apassc-funding.html#resources
The American Studies Association
http://www.theasa.net
The ASA also has a graduate student committee, but there are not that many resources specifically for grad students on their website: http://www.theasa.net/committee_students/
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/
The Chronicle, which is primarily available to subscribers only, includes news and information relevant to those in higher education.
The Graduate Students' Committee (GSC) of the Canadian Historical Association
http://www.cha-shc.ca/gsc-ced/
The Graduate Students' Committee (GSC) is an affiliated committee of the Canadian Historical Association and serves the interests of all history graduate students in Canada. It gathers and distributes information for students on graduate programs, scholarships, conferences, job opportunities, research resources, and the Canadian Historical Association.
Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org/
Includes a long page with advice for graduate students: http://www.mla.org/advice_grad
The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)
http://www.nagps.org/about
The NAGPS is a national organization representing over 350,000 students from over 70 major universities across the United States and Puerto Rico. NAGPS strives to provide resources for graduate student associations, to directly assist students and to advocate on their behalf at the state and national levels (Lobbying and advocacy group).
The National Black Graduate Student Association
http://www.nbgsa.org/about/
The National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit association that is managed by its members. NBGSA is recognized as the primary student organization addressing the needs of African American graduate students. NBGSA offers its members leadership training, professional development, mentoring opportunities, career placement services and more!
The Organization of American Historians
http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/
The OAH has no specific site for graduate students, but offers good links on teaching.
