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A Year in the Life of the Museum Studies Program

May 3, 2013 | By Carla M. Sinopoli, Director, Museum Studies Program

1 visiting scholar 2 lecture series (Fall 2012: “Necessary or Accessory?”; Winter 2013: “Museum Voices”), featuring 9 evening lectures 4 capstone projects 4 doctoral student research presentations 7 student practicums at museums in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe in summer 2013 8 meetings with local museum directors and MSP director and associate director 9 brown bag talks 10 departments and schools represented in the MSP12 cohort 11 museum trips by the MSP12 cohort 12…

Congratulations to Our Graduates!

May 2, 2013 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

Commencement is almost here! On Friday, we will recognize those who’ve completed their Rackham graduate degrees at University Graduate Exercises at 11:00 am in Hill Auditorium, and again on Saturday at 10:00 am in Michigan Stadium. I invite you all to join in by sending your best wishes to our graduates, or give a shout out to those who are graduating with you, by sending a tweet with #rackhamgrads2013. Connecting through social media is a…

Rackham Announces Revised Academic and Professional Integrity Policy

May 1, 2013 | By John Godfrey, Assistant Dean, Rackham Graduate School

Sooner or later, just about every grad student encounters an issue that raises concerns about academic and professional integrity. Understanding and complying with these standards is a critical part of every graduate student’s professional preparation. Thorny problems can arise about the standards for properly citing source materials, ideas and information, or for correctly handling and reporting research data and fully and accurately representing investigative results. Students also can face issues that require them to understand…

We’re Flattered, but Please Make the Articles Stop

April 30, 2013 | By Amy Pistone, Ph.D. Student, Classical Studies

Every few weeks or so, someone writes another article about how humanities Ph.D. programs are a bad choice and how grad students are either victims who have been bamboozled into a dead-end career in a dying field or are the children of privilege or—my personal favorite—a drain on society. And while it is certainly hard to choose a favorite among such a long list of choices, the most recent incarnation of this popular pastime is…

Career Paths for Ph.D.s in Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Seminar in June

April 29, 2013 | By Daphna Atias, Ph.D. Candidate, English Language and Literature

Journalist and Ph.D. candidate Joshua Rothman recently pointed out that graduate school produces students "capable of having complicated, inconclusive thoughts about nearly any subject."[1] This is true: I find myself wracked with indecision at the grocery store, unable to choose which yogurt to buy without worrying about the extent to which my choice upholds media-driven constructions of gender. And yet, one area that we often fail to think about in depth is the set of…

Rackham Graduate School Proudly Announces the 2013 Inductees to the Bouchet Honor Society

April 26, 2013 | By Larry Rowley, Diversity and Mentoring, Rackham Graduate School

Dean Janet A. Weiss, the Rackham Graduate School, and the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society faculty steering committee proudly announce the 2013 inductees and their faculty nominators: Adrian Aldana, doctoral candidate in Social Work and Developmental Psychology; Nominator: Dr. Stephanie J. Rowley, Professor of Psychology Jeremy DeLaine Brown, doctoral candidate in Mechanical Engineering: Nominator: Dr. Brent Gillespie, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Randi Burns, doctoral candidate in Cellular and Molecular Biology; Nominator: Dr. Margit Burmeister, Professor…

A Day in the Life of a Grad Student Mom

April 25, 2013 | By Luciana Aenasoaie, Ph.D. Student, Anthropology and History

5:42 am “Wake up, mama! Mama, wake up! Wake up! Wake UP!” I hide my head in the comforter as I try to convince Aida, my two-year-old daughter, that we still have 18 minutes of sleep left. After serious negotiations, I give up. We slowly make our way to the kitchen where I press the magic button on the coffee maker, warm up Aida’s milk and cereal, and slice a banana. As the microwave beeps,…

Rackham’s Guide to Campus and Community

April 24, 2013 | By Elyse Rubin, Senior Editor, Rackham Graduate School

Regardless of where you are in your program or how long you have lived in Ann Arbor, you likely have (or will have) questions about where to find x, who to talk to about y, or what policy governs z. Luckily, the Rackham website features The Guide to Campus and Community for Graduate and Professional Students. In addition to what you might expect to find in such a publication – information on living in Ann…

Newest Member of the ‘Just Married’ Wagon

April 23, 2013 | By Laura Fernandes, Ph.D. Student, Biostatistics

I have been on a hiatus since my last blog post. Coming here to U-M five years ago, I expected to graduate with a Ph.D. before changing my marital status but sometimes the least expected relationships happen at the most unexpected times. As though being a graduate student is not tough enough, I took on the additional role of planning a wedding! If you have read some of my earlier posts, you will know that…

Arts of Citizenship Announces the 2013 Institute for Social Change

April 22, 2013 | By Elizabeth Werbe, Associate Director of Arts of Citizenship, Rackham Graduate School

Arts of Citizenship is pleased to announce the Institute for Social Change, a four-day seminar for graduate students from diverse disciplines that will take place from August 20-23, 2013. This professional development offering is open to Rackham students who wish to explore the practical and conceptual dimensions of public scholarship, community-based research, and university-community collaborations in their respective fields of study. Participants will join an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate students for a variety of site…

What Is Professional Development at Rackham?

April 19, 2013 | By Paula D. Wishart, Professional Development, Rackham Graduate School

Rackham supports graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in developing strategies, plans and networks to be successful in their professional development during their U-M experience, and as they transition into their careers. To achieve this, we focus on three key areas: core skill development, career development, and job search skill development. The video below provides more detail. To read more blog posts by Paula, visit http://www.rackham.umich.edu/blog/author/pwishart/ Paula Wishart leads our Professional Development area. You will see…

Living the American Dream as a Graduate Student

April 18, 2013 | By Hong Tran, Ph.D. Student, Chemical Biology

We survived the Vietnam War, and now I’m a graduate student living the American Dream. I am a first generation graduate student. But before that, I am also a first generation college student, first generation American-born, and first generation child of a pair of refugees from the Vietnam War. The most interesting story from this list is that of my parents, sister, and brother surviving the war and surviving the escape to America to live…

CAPS Offers End of Semester Support for Students

April 17, 2013 | By Todd Sevig, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services

April is one of the more intense months for U-M students. CAPS offers a diverse set of services available to meet the needs of both graduate and undergraduate students during the month of April, including group services; individual counseling; referral and case management services; and daily no-appointment-needed crisis support Below are just a few ideas we invite you to try out this month. Participate in a workshop: The following workshops do not require an appointment…

Why GEO Matters to Me

April 16, 2013 | By Spencer Hawkins, Ph.D. Student, Comparative Literature

In previous posts, I have made it clear how grateful I am to the people with whom I work and the programs with which I engage at U-M. I also appreciate that the university is able to attract such brilliant and hard-working scholars and to provide us with outstanding resources for non-classroom learning. I have benefited, for instance, from travel grants and conference funding, and learned tons from brilliant people at CRLT and Sweetland about…

Student to Student Video: Balancing Work and Life in Graduate School

April 15, 2013 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Feeling overwhelmed by your personal and academic responsibilities? Check out interviews with current students about how they manage the many responsibilities of life in graduate school: Rackham’s student bloggers took on the topic of “Balance” and a summary of their tips is available on the Graduate School Blog, as well as the bloggers’s original posts on the topic.

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