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This month’s bold word is “unstoppable” — a reflection on persistence, adaptability and the courage to keep moving forward. Dean Wentz explores how empathy and determination work together to help us adapt today to shape tomorrow, with insights from ASU faculty and a preview of the upcoming Distinguished Lecture featuring Anthony Robles.
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Welcome to a new beginning
Welcome to the new school year! I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say that I’m looking forward to a “new normal” school year. It’s exciting to see students on campus again — studying, hanging out with friends and just living…
Graduate College celebrates Peace Corps Week and honors Coverdell Fellows
On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, an agency that is committed to “celebrating diversity around the world, building relationships and opportunity, and fostering equity and inclusion.”
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Become an Applied Innovation Intern through the Graduate Immersion Program
The Office of Applied Innovation is seeking graduate interns for an immersive training program in which students will be able to advance their own project(s) in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and mission-driven environment.
Best practice: Maintaining academic and research integrity at ASU
As an ASU graduate student, it’s your responsibility to help protect yourself and the ASU community from academic and research integrity violations. But this can be challenging, as standards for what counts as common knowledge, conventions of…
Arizona Postdoc Research Conference highlights National Postdoc Appreciation Week
The first-ever Arizona Postdoctoral Research Conference was held in September 2019. This was the first collaborative, interdisciplinary and state-wide conference organized by the University of Arizona and Arizona State University postdoctoral…
Outstanding Graduate Faculty mentoring spotlight: Dr. Barbara Klimek, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
The Graduate College’s Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards showcases the importance of faculty-student relationship-building. At the 2018-2019 OFMA ceremony on January 30, four outstanding student-nominated ASU faculty members were…
New mentorship program for postdocs is taking shape
Over the past several months, the Postdoctoral Affairs Office has been putting together a mentoring program to assist postdocs with getting the experience and connections they need to successfully prepare for and acquire the type of job they want…
Mistakes first-time supervisors make
As a postdoc, you probably now find yourself in the role of supervising undergrads and grad students in your lab. And certainly, in your future role as a faculty member or even in industry, you will be in a position of leadership. Here are two…
Postdoc Research Blitz launches collaborations
An ASU researcher developing near-real-time earth satellite photography. Another researcher focusing on therapeutic applications of virus-derived anti-inflammatory proteins and peptides. A third focusing on isotopic landscapes, and two more…
Setting goals for success in the new year
At the beginning of each new year, we hear a lot about New Year’s resolutions in the media – mostly about how often we fail to keep them. The reasons?
Postdoc Profile: Ashley Ruiz
Dr. Ashley Ruiz is a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation who is researching the interactions in healthcare that cause secondary victimization (re-traumatization) to survivors of sexual assault.
Embracing Writing as a Process
Next up, in the series on successful writing strategy, I examine how to become accustomed to the writing process - which is another essential practice when crafting a winning application.
Five Questions with Meagan Docherty, ASU Postdoc in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
1. Tell us about yourself…
I’m from New Jersey, northern New Jersey – lived there all my life. I play guitar and ukulele. I’m an…
Navigating Classroom Conflict: Cultural Insensitivity
At Arizona State University, we pride ourselves on being an institution diverse in population and inclusive to all. Our aim is to provide a forum for the intellectual, personal, social and ethical development of our students.
Because…
ASU announces free events for Innovation Week and Innovation Quarter
While some universities may be closing for winter break, ASU will be filled with programming designed to keep students, families, and the entire ASU community engaged and connected.
Gastwirth Graduate Student Loan Fellowship Program provides forgivable loans to doctoral students
As the coronavirus continues to take a financial toll on ASU students, the Graduate College is happy to announce the relaunch of the Gastwirth Graduate Student Loan Fellowship Program.
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ASU Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentors take center stage
For the past 33 years, the ASU Graduate College has hosted the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards to celebrate the time and effort that faculty members give to support students through mentorship.
The 2019–20…
First-ever Grad Welcome event co-hosted by GPSA
On August 21, GPSA volunteers and New Student Programs hosted the first-ever Grad Welcome event. At Grad Welcome, new and returning graduate students received information about available campus resources along with food and delightful…
What challenges will we face in the next 80 years of graduate education?
Another academic year comes to a close, and I’d like to start by congratulating all of the graduates who will continue to walk their paths as Sun Devils. This spring, over 4400 graduate students (400+ doctoral and 4000+ masters) will graduate…
How to determine resources to fund graduate program enrichment and advancement
The Office of Strategic Graduate Enrichment has rolled out their asset mapping.
The Graduate College welcomes two new Ford Foundation Fellows to ASU
Sarra Tekola and Alexandrina Agloro have both been awarded Ford Foundation Fellowships to research at ASU.
Sarra won Ford’s predoctoral award. She is a PhD student in ASU’s School of Sustainability, and she’s researching how to build eco-…
Nominations for the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards will open on July 2
Each year, up to three faculty are recognized by the Graduate College for their excellence and contribution.
PhD candidate draws on Arizona upbringing to tell Latinx and Indigenous stories
On an early Sunday morning, Oscar Mancinas sits at his desk working on his next book. For him, writing is a process that can take place over the course of a week, month or even several years.
Education opens doors and diversity opens innovation: A conversation with Lisa Magaña, Provost Fellow for ASU’s Hispanic Serving initiatives
In June, ASU was designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the US Department of Education. This means that Hispanic students now make up at least 25% of the entire ASU student body.