Building a resilient future: How Karen O’Brien inspires climate solutions
Karen O’Brien, a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo and co-founder of
New mentoring circles support graduate students
If you’re a graduate student looking to connect and create community around common identities and interests, join a mentoring circle!
The Graduate College is piloting a new group mentoring experience. "Circles" are peer-driven mentoring groups available to students looking for community and support within shared academic and cultural identities.
Mentoring circles supporting the following identity-based communities are launching now:
New Coverdell Fellows bring Peace Corps experience to ASU
Each Fall, Arizona State University welcomes returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCV) as they continue their service in underserved communities through a partnership with their academic units. Currently, ASU has a total of 18 fellows, including 10 new fellows chosen for the 2020-21 school year. This fall, the Graduate College conducted its first-ever virtual orientation for the new Coverdell Fellows to discuss the expectations during their tenure.
5 opportunities graduate students can take advantage of as we start a new academic year
The 2020-21 academic year will be like no other. All of us, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, graduate faculty and staff, who together create the Graduate College community are doing our best to navigate returning to school in a new COVID-19 world.