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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 great way to share your congratulations with our community both here on campus and around the globe. I also invite all of the graduates and…

Published in: Graduate School News

The Future of Graduate Education: Moving into Our Second Century

February 20, 2013 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

Our celebration of the Graduate School’s Centennial over the course of 2012 brought fascinating speakers to talk with enthusiastic audiences, two glorious and provocative art exhibits, an incredible and lively student research symposium, summer funding opportunities, and returns to campus by nearly 100 Rackham graduates to talk about their careers and their scholarly work. These activities were lots of fun, intellectually gratifying, often inspirational, and prompted many of us to think about what the future may hold for graduate education. In the decade-by-decade timeline of graduate education at U-M that ran in the blog recurring themes emerged about our past.…

Published in: Rackham Centennial

Dean’s Welcome

September 19, 2012 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

Welcome to a new academic year! All of us at the Graduate School are happy to see you, whether you are here for the first time and still finding your way around, or returning for advanced courses or research. Our blog will keep you posted on opportunities and events open to the graduate community as we go through the academic year. In 2012 we have been celebrating the founding of the Graduate School in 1912. We have marked our Centennial year with events to explore our history and chart out new directions. This semester we will sponsor a set of…

Published in: Graduate School News

Congratulations from All of Us at Rackham

April 26, 2012 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

"Birth is a beginning, and death a destination; But life is a journey, a going - a growing from stage to stage." (Alvin Fine) On Friday April 27th at Hill Auditorium, we will celebrate the graduation of another 250 doctoral students and over 1100 master's students. Congratulations from all of us at Rackham to all of you who have reached this milestone on your own life's journey. I invite all of the graduates and their friends and family to a reception following the ceremony. It will be on the lawn of Ingalls Mall between the League and the Burton Tower following the conclusion of University Graduate Exercises. We are proud of the extraordinary accomplishments of our graduates and look forward with great anticipation to the contributions all of them will make in scholarship, science, the professions, and the arts in coming years. Go blue!

Published in: Graduate School News Rackham Centennial

U-M is the Leader in Launching the Careers of Outstanding Minority Ph.D. Recipients

October 12, 2011 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

On September 25, 2011 the Chronicle of Higher Education published a list of institutions that awarded the largest numbers of Ph.D. degrees to minority students between 2005 and 2009. As in most years, the University of Michigan is the only university in the nation in the top ten for the most doctorates awarded for every specified minority group. For Asian Americans, we ranked 6th. For African-Americans, we ranked 3rd. For Hispanics, we ranked 7th. And for American Indians, we were tied for 10th. For many years, Michigan has put a high priority on attracting a diverse community of graduate students,…

Published in: Graduate School News

What’s New at Rackham for 2011/2012

September 19, 2011 | By Janet A. Weiss, Dean, Rackham Graduate School

We at the Rackham Graduate School have been busy over the summer developing new ways to share information with you about resources at Rackham and elsewhere on campus that can support your success. I encourage you to take a look at our new projects and features on the Rackham website. For example, you’ll see that our website homepage features blogs by Rackham staff. These “insider’s views” will share up-to-date pointers about professional development opportunities, issues in graduate education, tips on maintaining wellness, campus news, and much more. Content for PLAN, the program designed to help you make the most of…

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