Mode for Caleb: I came, I saw, I finished!

Friday, March 17, 2006

I came, I saw, I finished!

Well, it's official. I'm going to have to change my "About Me" page to reflect this happy news: as of today, I am no longer a graduate student. The defense turned out to be a great intellectual experience, thanks to my gracious and extremely helpful committee members. And hard as it is to believe, the long road to the Ph.D. has actually come to an end!

That's not the only big change coming to the "about" page. I'm also excited to report that this fall I will be starting as an assistant professor of history at the University of Denver. To land a job in a department with such welcoming colleagues and such enthusiastic students was much more than I had a right to expect, and I can't wait to get started.

For now, though, it's time to exhale. Thanks to all of you who stopped by in the last couple of weeks with good wishes! Hopefully this means the Great Blog Silence can also finally come to an end!

Improvised @ 5:18 PM

Collective Improvisation:

Caleb! SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

Posted by JM on 3/17/2006 06:01:00 PM : Permalink

Congratulations on both achievements!! Great news!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/17/2006 06:15:00 PM : Permalink

Hurrah! Good work!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/17/2006 06:57:00 PM : Permalink

Congratulations!

Posted by eb on 3/17/2006 08:00:00 PM : Permalink

Congrats, Caleb. That's wonderful news.

Posted by Anonymous on 3/17/2006 08:09:00 PM : Permalink

Well done, Dr. McDaniel. Congratulations!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/17/2006 09:50:00 PM : Permalink

Congratulations, Caleb. That's great news.

Posted by Fido the Yak on 3/17/2006 11:11:00 PM : Permalink

Fantastic!

Posted by Ahistoricality on 3/18/2006 01:42:00 AM : Permalink

Mazel Tov! and Omedetou!

Now I know where to send my Denver-bound transfers....

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 01:43:00 AM : Permalink

Well done on both counts. This is great news. Here's a post St Patrick's cheers for you all the way from England. *clink*

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 02:59:00 AM : Permalink

Fantastic news!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 05:36:00 AM : Permalink

That's terrific, Caleb.

Congrats on the defense, and special congrats on the new job. Take that, Ivan Tribble, you miserable twit!!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 07:47:00 AM : Permalink

Rock! Congratulations. That is great news and couldn't happen to a more deserving fellow.

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 09:01:00 AM : Permalink

Major congratulations!

Posted by Nathanael on 3/18/2006 12:39:00 PM : Permalink

Congrats on the defense and the job. Now it's time to get back to what really matters--blogging!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/18/2006 03:00:00 PM : Permalink

My congratulations too - well done! (Still won't induce me to embark on a PhD though. No way. Never.)

Posted by Tony on 3/18/2006 03:02:00 PM : Permalink

Thanks, everyone, for the very kind words! I'm really grateful that you all stopped by!

Posted by Caleb McDaniel on 3/18/2006 05:13:00 PM : Permalink

Congratulations on both the defence and the job, Dr. McDaniel.

Posted by Anonymous on 3/19/2006 12:11:00 AM : Permalink

Congratulations!

Enjoy your summer, you've earned it.

Posted by bitchphd on 3/19/2006 03:14:00 PM : Permalink

Congratulations! What fantastic news.

Posted by jo(e) on 3/19/2006 03:42:00 PM : Permalink

Caleb,
Congratulations on both accomplishments! Welcome to the world of employed Hopkins PhDs!

[Now the important question: Can you take the summer off, or do you have new course prep(s) for the fall?]

Posted by Anonymous on 3/19/2006 09:20:00 PM : Permalink

Thanks again everyone!

Jeff, yes, there will be course preps over the summer, but I'm looking forward to them!

By the way, Hiram, as important as the blogging is, it will probably continue to languish until mid-week. A few more days of minimal brain function are in order.

Thanks again for all the well wishes!

Posted by Caleb McDaniel on 3/19/2006 10:12:00 PM : Permalink

Excellent!

Posted by George H. Williams on 3/19/2006 10:14:00 PM : Permalink

Hi Caleb: Just wanted to add my congratulations on passing your defense, and best wishes for the future!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/21/2006 04:16:00 PM : Permalink

I'm late to the party, but congrats! That's great news!

Posted by Anonymous on 3/25/2006 01:11:00 PM : Permalink

I've been so entrenched in my own great blog silence that I somehow missed this fantastic news.

Congratulations on finishing up and on your new opportunities to come.

Posted by Anonymous on 3/28/2006 04:30:00 AM : Permalink

Hooorraayy!!! Congratulations on both counts!

Posted by Scrivener on 3/29/2006 08:11:00 AM : Permalink