Through this Graduate School program, doctoral students gain the flexibility and resources to pursue a master's degree in a secondary field while they earn their doctorates at Brown University. Doria will enter the master's program in History.

While studying at Stanford and applying to graduate schools, Charlson noticed the Open Graduate Education program and found it "very appealing." Now a second-year doctoral student at Brown, she sees it as a way to gain a stronger historical foundation for her research on performance historiography and understanding of North African and French colonial history.

Charlson says:

"The program will allow me to branch out and have a larger community of colleagues and broader conversations. The credentialing will be helpful, it will allow me to think more broadly about jobs I'm qualified for, and having some legibility as an expert will make me more relatable to more faculty.

For more information, visit the Graduate School website.