Starting graduate school brings new opportunities, expectations and questions. Grad15 is a webinar series designed to help first-year graduate students navigate their graduate experience with confidence.

This interactive workshop series will help you communicate your research with clarity and confidence. You’ll learn how to explain your research to audiences beyond your discipline, create a compelling visual slide and deliver an engaging presentation in just three minutes.

This virtual series highlights key updates, initiatives and resources shaping graduate education at ASU for 2025–26. Sessions are designed for faculty and staff who support graduate students and programs across the university.

Thinking about a faculty career but unsure how to navigate the complex world of U.S. higher education?

If you’re considering a faculty career, this recap is packed with the tips, resources and encouragement you need to start strong.

In a time marked by professional uncertainty and a rapidly changing job market, ASU Graduate College hosted a timely session titled Career Plan

Why Responsible Innovation Matters

Science and technology don’t exist in isolation — they profoundly interact wi

Embarking on the dissertation journey can feel like being dropped into unfamiliar terrain without a map.

On April 1, 2025, the University Club Heritage Room at Arizona State University was filled with conversation, clinking flatware and an atmosphere o

Networking at conferences is more than swapping business cards—it’s about forming meaningful connections that support your academic and professional growth. With a thoughtful, value-driven approach, graduate students and postdocs can turn conference conversations into lasting professional relationships.

Science policy is a powerful avenue for graduate students looking to apply their expertise beyond the lab.

On January 23, 2025, the Professional Development and Engagement team within the ASU Graduate College hosted a virtual Lunch and Learn se

On Tuesday, November 12, the Graduate College hosted a virtual Mentoring Matters session on “Mentoring in Teams.” Thi

Karen O’Brien, a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo and co-founder of 

Women’s sexual health, a landmark Black neuroscience study, and the role of labor unions in artificial intelligence may not seem to have

Join Arizona State University's Graduate College for the 2024 Elizabeth A. Wentz Distinguished Lecture featuring Professor Karen O’Brien from the University of Oslo, Norway. Titled "You matter more than you think!" this lecture will delve into the pressing global challenges we face today—often described as a poly-crisis or meta-crisis—and explore how individual and collective actions can spark profound transformations.

Here are some tips for living a healthy lifestyle in the fast-paced world of academia!

The Graduate College Distinguished Lecture is around the corner! Get to know our moderator and three guest panelists who will bring their passionate expertise to this compelling talk.

Watch the recent Building Networked Communities Summer Series webinars, designed to provide ASU support staff, program chairs and directors with important updates and useful tips!

Four staff members were honored with 2023 Graduate College Staff Awards for Excellence by the Graduate College at Arizona State University on Thursday, May 18.

In this Q&A, we highlight Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx) program attendee Jamal Brooks-Hawkins, a third-year Gender Studies PhD student specializing in Black, sexual and gender minorities in the African diaspora. In this interview, he discusses spending your time wisely, investing in community and the importance of better public health discourse.

Introducing Kadeeja Murrell, a Presidential Research Scholar whose work centers on Black maternal mortality. In this Q&A, she discusses following your aspirations over anything else, creating identity safety cues and the importance of community bonding.

This month, we highlight Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx) program attendee, Isobel-Marie Johnston, an educator specializing in Jewish mikvah immersion. In this interview, she discusses rituals, special cultural practices and reframing research queries as discoveries instead of problems.

Graduate students and postdocs learned helpful tips from an etiquette coach to be prepared for lunch, dinners and happy hours in a professional setting.

This month, we highlight Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx) program attendee, Archana Shashidhar Mysore, a PhD student majoring in biomedical engineering. She is also a graduate research associate in the School of Biological and Health System Engineering.

This month, we highlight Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx) program attendee, Mario Orospe Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies. In this interview he talks about why it’s important to pursue your passions and the real-world applications of philosophical studies.

This month, we highlight Aaron Flores, a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Scholar whose work centers on environmental justice with a focus on extreme heat conditions. In this Q&A, he talks about weather-related hazards and disasters and the corresponding disparities amongst specific groups.

ASU engineer Emmanuel Salifu uses interdisciplinary collaboration to address disaster mitigation and sustainability, inspired by personal experience and focused on global impact.

Graduate school is an exciting and rewarding journey, but it can also feel overwhelming at times.

The Graduate Student Town Hall is on 2/7 at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom! We’ll be talking about well-being: how to be comfortable, healthy, and happy. Our panel of ASU professionals will answer your questions at the event. Registration is open through February 7.

This month, we highlight Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx) program attendee, Kris Vera Phillips, an instructor and a Ph.D. student at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She is also an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 14 years of experience producing news shows and special projects.

The Graduate College honored four ASU graduate professors at the 35th annual Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards on Feb. 28, 2022.

Every March, the U.S. celebrates Women’s History Month to honor women’s contributions to history, culture and society.