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The Michigan Meetings

May 20, 2013 | By Pat McCune, Senior Project Manager, Rackham Graduate School

For many of us, the summer months are often a time to change gears, slow down, and take part in at least a few of the riches available to us on campus as part of a large, thriving research university. This month we have such an opportunity with the Michigan Meetings. These are a series of annual interdisciplinary meetings of national and international scope on topics of broad interest and contemporary importance to both the…

Send Rackham a “Postcard” From the Field

May 13, 2013 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

This summer, Rackham is continuing its "Postcards from the Field" project. To showcase all of the exciting activities that graduate students are doing across the globe, we invite you to send a virtual postcard to Rackham from where you are studying, researching, interning, volunteering, etc. The postcards will be featured on the Rackham homepage and provide an opportunity to share your work with the graduate school community. To see previous postcards from the field, click here. To submit a virtual postcard, please complete this form.

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…

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…

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…

Reserve Rackham Rooms for Your Study Group or Student Organization

April 3, 2013 | By Karen Parris, Facilities Scheduler and Events Liaison, Rackham Graduate School

Did you know that graduate students in Rackham programs may book Rackham rooms for study groups or student organization events at no cost? Study groups may reserve the 2nd floor West Study Hall South Alcove for study group meetings for the current semester, at least 3 days in advance. The alcove seats up to 18 people at a boardroom style table. Student organizations may reserve the 4th floor rooms (East or West Conference Room, Assembly…

Michigan AGEP Alliance 2013 Spring Research Symposium

March 29, 2013 | By Deborah Willis, AGEP Program Coordinator, Rackham Graduate School

I invite you to join the Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) for its annual spring research symposium on Saturday, April 6 from 10:30am – 3:30pm at Rackham Graduate School. This year’s theme is “Winning the Future- Education and Innovation.” The keynote speaker will be Dr. Kyla McMullan, a former AGEP Scholar. Dr. McMullen became the first African American woman at the University of Michigan to graduate with a Ph.D. in Computer Science…

Summer Institute Applications Now Being Accepted

March 29, 2013 | By John Vasquez, Program Officer for Academic Initiatives, Rackham Graduate School

If you are a newly admitted recipient of a Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF), Rackham Engineering Award (REA), or Rackham Science Award (RSA) and have been invited to participate in the Rackham Summer Institute (SI) by your department, we encourage you to register now! SI fellows receive advanced academic preparation designed to enhance their graduate experience by taking courses that relate to their specific research interests and by attending weekly seminars that address issues common to…

Got Language?

March 13, 2013 | By Julie Evershed, Director, Language Resource Center

The Language Resource Center has many resources that are available to graduate students, whether you are learning another language, teaching another language (or culture), or just interested in keeping up with your current languages(s). Foreign Language Library: The LRC has a collection of over 7000 videos from all over the world. Since this is a curricular collection, movies must be watched in our center. However, we have opened up our entire collection to the U-M…

Book Review of Graduate Study for the 21st Century

March 7, 2013 | By Spencer Hawkins, Ph.D. Student, Comparative Literature

When we read books with “how to” in the title, we generally want the reading to end quickly and with efficient results. We would rather be able to perform adequately without reading a whole book first. In Gregory Colón Semenza’s words of advice on writing, “every scholar appreciates a solid index,” since we often need only a few pieces of information from a book (98). With its solid index and clear structure, Semenza has written…

We Have Answers to Your Academic Technology Questions

March 6, 2013 | By Rob Pettigrew, Senior Instructional Technology Specialist, University Library

Would you like to learn how to use technology more effectively in your teaching or research? Do you want to create better screencasts? Would you like to have a trainer lead a session on a particular technology tool for your students? Are you really confused about how to get RefWorks to "work"? The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC) is a cooperative effort by a number of academic technology support organizations that support faculty and instructors…

Open.Michigan Offers Five U-M Courses on the Go

February 27, 2013 | By Dave Malicke, Open Education Specialist, Open.Michigan

The Open.Michigan initiative is based on the principle that public universities have a responsibility to share the knowledge and resources they create with the public they serve. By providing tools, expertise and support, Open.Michigan enables U-M faculty, students, staff and others to share their educational resources and research with the world. Open.Michigan and Michigan Creative worked together to publish five openly licensed University of Michigan courses on iTunes U. The courses, which are also freely…

Conferences Offer an Opportunity to Recharge One’s Academic Batteries

February 14, 2013 | By Amy Pistone, Ph.D. Student, Classical Studies

I love what I study. I really, truly do. And I also love teaching. But there does come a point in the semester when I’m really tired. It’s around the point where papers are ominously looming in the future and sleep is an increasingly rare commodity. This usually happens to coincide with the times when my students need the most pre-finals help, but my own classes and research also need the most help. And because…

Funding Available for Students with Disabilities

February 6, 2013 | By Mary Reilly, Captioned Media Specialist, Services for Students with Disabilities

Students registered with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) are eligible to apply for funding to assist with academic support. The FACT fund has been established to assist in obtaining needed technology in order to increase learning and academic achievement. Individual technology grants are specifically aimed at undergraduate, graduate and professional students with Learning Disabilities. Typical requests from students have included Smart pens, iPads, Dragon Naturally Speaking or similar speech-to-text software. To…

CRLT Winter Seminar Series

January 15, 2013 | By Matthew Kaplan, Managing Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

This Winter, CRLT will offer a campus-wide seminar series on teaching and learning for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. These programs provide an opportunity for participants to share ideas across disciplines, improve their teaching skills, expand their repertoire of teaching methods, and gain new perspectives on teaching at U-M. CRLT professional staff, faculty members and experienced GSIs from other departments at the University, and guest presenters from other campuses conduct CRLT seminars. Topics for this…

Support and Training from the Center for Statistical Consultation and Research

January 8, 2013 | By Kerby A Shedden, Director, Center for Statistical Consultation and Research

The Center for Statistical Consultation and Research (CSCAR) provides free statistical consulting to all U-M faculty, staff, and graduate students. Online appointment requests can now be made at cscar.research.umich.edu. Graduate student researchers are welcome to take advantage of our walk-in service. Come to our offices in 3550 Rackham during business hours to discuss your statistical software and data analysis questions with our consultants. No appointment is needed for walk-in consultations. To register for the following…

Setting Your Own Goals for Graduate School

January 2, 2013 | By Hong Tran, Ph.D. Student, Chemical Biology

Here is a problem: attrition rates in graduate school are high and are increasing per year. The percentage of students who don’t complete graduate school can be anywhere from 20% to 60% of the cohort size (depending on which study you read). That’s 20% to 60% of college graduates not reaching their original career aspirations. So the question is, why do these students, who have excelled in their studies throughout their lives, suddenly decide to…

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