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What Is the Purpose of Studying History?

April 9, 2012 | By Marie Stango, Ph.D. Student, History

In thinking about my own work as an historian, I cannot help but think of the profession as a whole. Traditionally, a “successful” practitioner of history with a Ph.D. was supposed to find a tenure-track job at a university, where he or she would teach undergraduate students and complete research. While this myth of “success” was never the case for every Ph.D., only in the past few years have professional historians really thought about the…

MiTalk Speaks to Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellness, Too

April 6, 2012 | By Kristin Kurzawa, Program Manager, MiTalk

MiTalkis a student-focused mental health website for all University of Michigan students, including graduate students. With a new, easy-to-use interface,MiTalk offers mental health and wellness resources 24/7. Articles focused on student mental health concerns, self-screening tools, and University-made multimedia projects are what make MiTalk unique. Topics range from Students as Caregivers Men and Depression to our do something campaign's How to Help Yourself, How to Help a Friend series. MiTalk also offers an incredible library of…

…coming out clean…

April 5, 2012 | By Darshan Karwat, Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering

(Spoiler alert (?): The thoughts below are a coalescence of observations of those around me, of fellow graduate students’ rants over beer, of a few PhD comics, and of a wonderful metaphor to compare graduate school with.) The Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie, ever, not least because the movie’s depiction of Shawshank Prison provides a superb metaphor for graduate school. (No. I have not been to prison…yet…) There is the warden (your advisor), and…

A Successful Biostatistician

April 4, 2012 | By Laura Fernandes, Ph.D. Student, Biostatistics

In the Department of Biostatistics we have a plaque inscribed with the names of exceptional students from past years. Early on in the academic program clearing the qualifying examinations and becoming a Ph.D. candidate is a relief and getting the award for the top scores in the examination means that one’s name is etched on the plaque. For a master’s student the equivalent is to be the best first year master’s student and/or a GSI…

Grad Student Positions Available for Fall 2012!

April 3, 2012 | By Tom Mull, Human Resources Administrator, Rackham Graduate School

If you are still looking for funding for the 2012-13 academic year, check out the GSSA and GSRA job postings on the Rackham website. Rackham is currently seeking five (5) GSSAs and three (3) GSRAs beginning in Fall 2012. Each position provides tuition, required fees, stipend (at the GEO negotiated GSSA rate for 2012-13), and GradCare health and dental insurance. The Rackham Graduate Student Success Office has the following positions open: GSSA for Summer Institute…

Defining Success: Still Under Review

April 3, 2012 | By Hong Tran, Ph.D. Student, Chemical Biology

I think I rewrote this blog post about 3 times before I realized this simple truth—I don't HAVE a definition for being a successful practitioner in my field. Sure, I think the short answer most people would give for a successful scholar in science would be one who has obtained a Nobel Prize for their efforts, but I don't really think that defines "success." I also thought of numerous qualities and accomplishments that would be…

Can Graduate Education Survive as We Know It?

April 2, 2012 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

This provocative question is the topic of the final Rackham Centennial event for the semester. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Graduate School in 1912, although the University of Michigan began awarding graduate degrees in the 1840s. During that long history, and especially since a university-wide graduate school was created, Michigan has been a national leader in innovation in graduate education. As part of this year’s observance of the Rackham…

Fun in Ann Arbor! (From a Historical Perspective)

March 30, 2012 | By Rodney Caruthers II, Ph.D. Student, Near Eastern Studies

If there is one thing about Ann Arbor that I appreciate it is the numerous events that take place throughout the year. When I transitioned back to Michigan and made Ann Arbor home I wondered what the community offered in regard to extracurricular activities. Although I had been to Ann Arbor plenty of times before it was typically for business reasons and not necessarily to explore the city or its downtown area. Now that I…

CAPS 2020 Vision: Share Your Ideas

March 29, 2012 | By Todd Sevig, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services

How Can We Strengthen College Student Mental Health? get inspired. think big.join together. do something. Within CAPS, we have our thoughts on how we can strengthen college student mental health for our campus, but what are your thoughts? Share your vision for how we can continue to do something as students, staff, faculty, and parents to strengthen college student mental health. Let’s directly face our challenges by building with our strengths. Let's Get Started Watch a new…

2012 Recipients of the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards

March 28, 2012 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

While research is a key component of graduate school it’s not the only element of a successful graduate experience. Professional development of the skills you may need in your future career should be a factor at each stage of your education. And some of you decided long ago that your future is in teaching. Each year the Graduate School recognizes the efforts and talents of Graduate Student Instructors whose classroom activity and curriculum development are…

What Are You (and) What Will You Do?

March 28, 2012 | By Bessie McAdams, Ph.D. Student, English

I have found that introductions to new people follow a pretty uniform trajectory. Question #1: What do you do? I answer: I’m a grad student in English Language and Literature. Then comes Question #2: So what kind of career do you want? That question may seem entirely reasonable to you, ye of other fields, but to an English Ph.D. student, it’s like asking the candidate for the presidency what job he wants right after he’s…

Accepting Applications for the 2012-13 CAPS Student Advisory Board

March 27, 2012 | By Christine C Asidao, Assistant Director of Outreach & Education, Counseling and Psychological Services

U-M Counseling & Psychological Services is now accepting applications for next year's Student Advisory Board (SAB). The CAPS SAB is a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students who advises CAPS on matters of mental health outreach to all students, provides input on various agency decisions, and is involved in staff searches. We truly value CAPS SAB input and work hard towards implementing suggestions. Past activities of the SAB include: Past activities included: Increasing accessibility and knowledge…

Ph.D. Education: What Is It Good For?

March 27, 2012 | By Katherine Lelito, Ph.D. Student, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

A successful scientist is one that has made significant discoveries in their field. This stems from knowing what questions are worth answering, and knowing what questions can actually be answered in one’s place and time in scientific history. A thorough knowledge of the literature and an ability to come up with an experimental design to find answers is required of scientists. To be able to carry out the research, a scientist must be able to…

Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients: Understand Your Tax Filing Requirements

March 26, 2012 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

The IRS Tax filing deadline is on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Federal Government Agencies require students to determine taxation of scholarships and fellowships when filing annual income tax returns. Each year, Rackham Graduate School sponsors a workshop, Tackling Your Taxes,* to help understand the following questions: Are student scholarship or fellowship payments treated as wages for services rendered? If not, to what extent are payments subject to federal income taxes under the Internal Revenue Code? If…

Announcing the Winners of the 2012 Mentoring Awards

March 23, 2012 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Last semester I wrote about the importance of good mentoring and how central it is to a successful graduate school experience. We recognize that value each year with a set of faculty awards for outstanding U-M mentors. It’s my pleasure to announce the 2012 recipients of these awards sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School. They are: John H. D’Arms Award for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring in the Humanities Philip Deloria, Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate Professor of History and…

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