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As we celebrate another season of academic achievement, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to our graduating students and a warm acknowledgment to those continuing their journeys. This moment is not just a milestone — it’s a transition into a new phase of contribution, leadership and possibility.
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Best practice: Tips for making your Fulbright application compelling and competitive
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. ASU’s Office of National Scholarship Advisement is the first point of contact for graduate…
Best practice: Guidelines for using open scale courses for credit in graduate programs
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are predesigned open scale courses that can be used by students to sample coursework required for ASU master’s degrees. Students can then use up to 12 credits towards an ASU master’s program. The…
Best practice: How to establish a concurrent Master's degree proposal
Concurrent programs are a way for units to link two graduate programs that may not otherwise be connected, offering students the opportunity to earn two degrees in a shorter amount of time. Concurrent programs are a way for units to link two…
The importance of mindfulness for graduate students
Mindfulness is so important that ASU created the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience in 2017. But what exactly is mindfulness and why is it so important?
“The simplest definition of mindfulness is to be present,” said…
Know the facts about Novel Coronavirus at ASU
The ASU Health Services website is Arizona State University’s official source of information about the Novel Coronavirus, the current exposures at ASU and important tips and precautions you can take to stay healthy. Given the global nature of…
ASU PhD candidate hopes research leads to new treatments for depression
With a record number of Americans reporting mental distress and depression, an Arizona State University PhD candidate and ARCS Scholar hopes her research might one day lead to new treatments.
Best Practice: 9 tips for getting the most out of the iPOS
The Interactive Plan of Study (iPOS) allows graduate students to plan and navigate their degree program through graduation, including the selection of their committee. Graduate advisors and faculty can help students progress to program completion…
Best Practice: How to create an International Accelerated Degree Program (IADP)
What is an IADP? Arizona State University (ASU) works with leading international partner universities to develop collaborative-degree programs like IADPs; a collaborative degree program in which students spend time studying at both universities…
3 professional development workshops you won't want to miss this spring
Start 2020 with fresh skills and a new outlook on your career! Join PFx, a nationally recognized professional development program, at these upcoming workshops. Academic Introvert, No More: Building Authentic Professional Relationships (…
Apply for a Graduate College Faculty Fellowship
The Graduate College is accepting applications for the 2020-21 Graduate College Fellows Program. The purpose of this initiative is to foster interdisciplinary curriculum innovations in graduate education that will benefit graduate students across…
Best practice: The peer mentor's role
Do’s and don’ts of mentoring
To be a strong mentor and lead intentional conversations with your mentee, you may take on many roles: teacher, consultant, sounding board, confidant, role model, devil’s advocate, or coach.
Best Practice: Making the peer mentoring connection
Graduate school is designed to challenge and expose students to multiple perspectives. It can represent a paradigm shift for many new students acclimating to new programs, departments, and communities. Achieving work-life balance, developing and…
Preparing Effective Graduate Program Handbooks
Program handbooks help students understand their program’s mission, visions, requirements and expectations, as well as offer thoughtful and inclusive resources for being a graduate stuudent at ASU. The Graduate College requires all programs to…
10 best practices for graduate student wellbeing
Graduate school necessarily stretches us. When we strive to achieve experiences, content and context expertise, and professional mastery, we rely on every part of our intellectual, emotional, physical and purposeful self. Stretching in these ways…
Catch these upcoming PFx workshops
Start 2020 with fresh skills and a new outlook on your career! Join PFx, a nationally recognized professional development program, at these upcoming workshops. Visit the PFx webpage to find out more about the PFx program.
At ASU, we are committed to supporting the whole graduate student
Welcome back from a well-deserved winter break. For many of you, the new year is an opportunity to make a new commitment to improving your life, whether that means focusing on personal, academic, or professional goals. I understand that…
Don't miss the Graduate College's spring 2020 events
It’s 2020 and Spring semester is here!
The ASU Graduate College has an amazing line-up of events honoring students and their mentors. Check out the event details below and register. Hurry, these events fill up…
Critical mental health resources available for graduate students at ASU
Because of the unique pressures of graduate school, it’s important for grad students to take part in mental health services provided by ASU when they feel they need counseling.
Awards and Recognitions
Congratulations to:
Carlos R. Casanova, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Sustainability, presented a paper titled, “(Un)documented Midwest Latinx Youth Ideology Construction, Transformation, and Social Action Towards…
New publications by postdocs Carlos R. Casanova and Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa
Congratulations to Carlos R. Casanova, Ph.D, and Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa for their recent publications
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…
What’s an Individual Development Plan and why do you need one?
Did you know that of the 70 percent of postdocs who are holding out for tenure-track faculty positions, less than 15 percent will get one?
At the Postdoctoral Affairs Office, we’re devoted to preparing ASU postdocs for this challenge by…
Road Trip! NPA conference comes to San Diego
What better place to be March 27-29, 2020 than in beautiful San Diego, California for the 18th Annual National Postdoctoral Association Conference! The NPA annual conference is the largest national conference and networking event dedicated…
Five Questions with Julie Lawrence
Julie Lawrence
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Lawrence is a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU. Her research focuses on craniofacial…