Most humanities researchers don’t partner with graduate students on research, but faculty in some humanities disciplines–archaeology, museum studies, and linguistics among them–do commonly involve graduate students in collaborative research projects, and some U-M humanities faculty have a great deal of experience collaborating with students to read ancient texts, produce archives, co-author essays, and create exhibits. We invited some of these colleagues to talk with us about working with graduate student research partners in workshops on December 3 and 7, and we compiled a digest of their advice here. Our colleagues also had valuable suggestions for working with undergraduates that we’ve compiled here.
