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Students Inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society

May 4, 2012 | By Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, Director, Graduate Student Success, Rackham Graduate School

The Bouchet SocietyLeft to right: Brian Burt; Alvin Thomas; Monica Foust; Natalie Cotton-Nessler; Elan Hope; David Green; Claudia McDonald; Devan Donaldson; Cheryl Jacobs; Menan Jangu. Congratulations to this year’s U-M Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductees who officially became members of the Honor Society at Yale University in March. Joined by family, friends, and faculty advisors, the inductees were honored last month at a reception at Rackham Graduate School. Named for the first African American doctoral…

ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards

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

While all graduating Rackham students produce dissertations of quality, some students write dissertations that are truly exceptional for the high caliber of their scholarship and for the significance and interest of their findings. We recognize these exceptional dissertations with the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award. Dissertations are nominated for the award by University faculty who have served as chairs of dissertation committees of outstanding students. The nominations are then read by a review panel composed of…

How LSA Students Can Fulfill the Responsible Conduct of Research Requirement

April 18, 2012 | By Paula Trail, Manager of Graduate Education, College of LSA

You’ve been told you need to fulfill the Responsible Conduct of Research requirement. Now what? In most cases, the Principal Investigator running the research project you’re affiliated with will let you know how best to find a training opportunity. The Responsible Conduct of Research requirement is part of the America Competes Act and requires students and postdoctoral fellows receive training on the responsible conduct of research and scholarship if they are funded on research, training grants,…

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…

Rackham Centennial Exhibit 2012: artists educators alums

March 19, 2012 | By Deborah Greer, Director, River Gallery, Chelsea

In keeping with the spirit of celebration and recognition of achievement during the centenary year at the Rackham Graduate School, we are pleased and proud to present to alums, visitors and the University community an exhibit honoring a select group of esteemed and talented artists. Each of the artists invited to exhibit their work during the Rackham Centennial Exhibit 2012 share interesting commonalities. Each of them graduated from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design. Each of these talented…

Global Info Week 2012

March 15, 2012 | By Doreen Bradley, Director of User Education Initiatives, University of Michigan Library

The University Library’s 3rd annual Global Information Week is scheduled for March 19 - 23. Global Information Week provides events and a venue for students to reflect on globalization and its effect on their lives. All are welcome! Events include the following: Global Student Panel Monday, March 19, 11:30 – 12:30PM Ancestral Peruvian Weaving Demonstration Wednesday, March 21, 1:00 – 3:00PM Chinese Instrumental Music Performance Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 – 7:00PM Global Scholars Digital Exhibit All week All events will take place at the Shapiro Library. For a detailed schedule please see our schedule.

Save the Date for UMMA After Hours!

March 15, 2012 | By Lauren Harroun, Education Program Coordinator, University of Michigan Museum of Art

All are invited to the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) on Thursday, April 12, from 7-10 p.m. for UMMA After Hours. Attend this free evening event to enjoy four special exhibitions, including work by sound and visual artist Haroon Mirza, renowned experimental theater and video artist Robert Wilson, the historical Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life, and part two of a "curator's choice" of new acquisitions. Curator conversations in the galleries, live…

Institute Announces 2012 Invited Lecture Series

March 13, 2012 | By Cheryl A. King, Director, Institute for Human Adjustment

The Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) has a long history at the University of Michigan, dating back to 1935 when Mary Rackham funded an endowment for an Institute that would provide social and rehabilitative services to individuals from the University and surrounding communities. The Speech Clinic (now the University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy) had already been established when it joined the IHA in 1936-37. The Psychological Clinic was founded in 1938…

How to Do a Literature Review

March 7, 2012 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Writing a review of the relevant literature is a key component of many kinds of research texts. Although the role and purpose of a literature review (LR) may vary somewhat, depending on whether it forms part of a research article, dissertation proposal, research grant application, or the dissertation itself, it always remains a complicated task. Its complexity derives from an interlocking need to find and assess reading resources, make connections among them, relate them to…

Career Exploration Roundtables: A Rackham Centennial Event

March 6, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Where will your career take you? On Thursday March 15th, Rackham alumni from various disciplines will gather to share their stories about their innovative career paths outside the academy. Students will have the opportunity to network with alumni and share strategies about how to envision new directions in their field. There will be four concurrent roundtables from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Rackham Building and the Lurie Engineering Center on North Campus, followed…

Tackling Your Taxes Video Now Available Online

February 8, 2012 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

Although most people don’t think about taxes until April, graduate students should consider as early as possible what will be required to properly prepare your tax documents. The way the IRS views it, students bear the tax burden: Federal Government Agencies require students to determine taxation of scholarships and fellowships when filing annual income tax returns. This workshop will answer such questions as: Are student scholarship or fellowship payments treated as wages for services rendered?…

Depression on College Campuses Conference

February 3, 2012 | By Guest Writer

What is the Depression on College Campuses Conference? The 10th Annual DepressiononCollegeCampusesConference (DoCC) is presented by the U-MDepressionCenter, in partnership with schools and colleges of the UniversityofMichigan. The theme of this year’s conference, is “Depression on College Campuses: Integrating Prevention, Resilience, and Positive Mental Health,” and asks how campus mental health missions can be reframed to include prevention of depression through a focus on student strengths. The conference will review recent research and practical advances…

Centennial Symposium: Showcasing Graduate Student Research

February 2, 2012 | By Jill McDonough, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Rackham Graduate School

Nearly 200 Rackham students will gather on Thursday, February 16, to participate in the Centennial Symposium: Michigan Graduate Students in the World. Poster and laptop presentations will fill the 2nd and 4th floors of the Rackham Building from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Symposium highlights the global impact that graduate students make through their research, and displays the quality, breadth, and diversity of graduate education at Michigan. The Symposium will include a panel discussion…

Winter 2012 Drop-in Education and Support Groups

January 30, 2012 | By Stephanie Salazar, Project Coordinator, Campus Mind Works

As the new semester is getting underway, the Campus Mind Works team is pleased to continue offering free, drop-in education and support groups on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month through April. Designed for any U-M student with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and chronic anxiety, each group begins with an educational presentation and Q & A focusing on topics which can impact student mental health, including: relationships, the connections between exercise and…

2012: A Year to Celebrate

January 24, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

The University Record featured an article last week about the 100th anniversary of the founding of the graduate school at U-M in 1912. To mark the Graduate School’s 100th anniversary, Rackham has scheduled an array of activities that showcase the many facets of graduate education at Michigan. All events are free and open to the public. Tonight kicks off the festivities with an evening with Jorge Cham, the creator of PHDComics.com. He will screen his new…

Foreign Service Officer Test Information Session

January 16, 2012 | By Amy Fredell, Recruitment Services Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The Ford School of Public Policy is one of sixteen schools selected by the U.S. Department of State to host a Diplomat in Residence (DIR) - Jim Ellickson-Brown. With 25 years of Foreign Service experience, Jim provides advice and guidance to U-M students about civil and Foreign Service careers, internships, and fellowships. Public service is a rewarding and fulfilling career. The mission of a U.S. diplomat in the Foreign Service is to promote peace, support…

The University of Michigan 25th Annual MLK Symposium

January 16, 2012 | By Lynne Shivers, Program Manager Special Events, Rackham Graduate School

I have the pleasure of serving on the campus committee that plans the University of Michigan’s Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The Committee is comprised of approximately 40 U-M faculty, students, and staff representing academic units and student organizations across campus. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the MLK Symposium. The University has received acclaim over the years for presenting the most events at any large public university that focus on the…

Piled Higher and Deeper Comics: Anatomy of a Winter Break

January 13, 2012 | By Wendy Ascione, Annual Giving Officer, Rackham Graduate School

We have now met (and surpassed) our goal of 1,000 students registered for the screening of The PHD Movie on January 24, 2012. PHD comic books will be available for purchase before and after the event. Don’t miss your opportunity to get your copy signed by Jorge Cham after the event!! If you haven’t signed up yet, register today! "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com

January 11: MLK Symposium Event

January 9, 2012 | By Lynne Shivers, Program Manager Special Events, Rackham Graduate School

Just a reminder to join us for this week’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium event, UNROOTED: Repairing the Divides Among Scholars and Activists. U-M alum Dr. R. L’Heureux Lewis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies at the City College of New York – CUNY will give a keynote address, followed by an interactive discussion featuring a panel of current U-M graduate students and faculty members reflecting on the relationship between scholarship and activism in…

The Blog is Taking a Break, Too!

December 23, 2011 | By Natalie Bartolacci, Program Manager, Rackham Graduate School

We hope you have enjoyed reading the Graduate School Blog this semester. Just as the rest of the U-M campus observes Winter Break, the Blog will be taking a break from December 24-January 2. If you are new to the Blog, I invite you to check out our posts from earlier this semester. We’ve had a series of posts from a group of student bloggers on a variety of topics, including balancing work and life…

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