Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation

This panel discussion will reflect on best practices for writing effective letters of recommendation. Learning this professional skill is important for future academic and alt-ac careers, and may help now as graduate instructors and teaching assistants often receive requests for letters of support from undergraduate students applying to study abroad programs, internships, and student jobs. This session will feature Notre Dame instructors from across disciplines who share experiences, offer practical advice, and answer questions for graduate students learning to write letters of recommendation. This event is open to graduate students and postdocs interested in identifying and building letter-writing skills and discussing strategies for approaching the inherent challenges of letter-writing.