Last week, we wrapped up our doctoral seminar for first-year PhD students. As in previous editions, at the end of our final session I shared with them the five habits they had cultivated throughout the seminar—habits I hope they will carry forward into their academic and professional lives.
Today, I learned that the students have decided to self-organize a reading group so they can continue meeting every Wednesday afternoon to discuss texts they find interesting. This is the best possible outcome any teacher could hope for.