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Rethinking collaborative dissertations — a conversation with Faculty Fellows Nancy Cooke and Josephine Marsh

This article is the seventh in a series exploring how reimagining graduate education can contribute to solving global grand challenges. Previously, I described an automatic admission process and explained why universities should adopt it. The focus of this post is: What if graduate students could collaborate with their peers on research, earning degrees through team research?

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Spring 2019 graduation deadlines

The end of the semester will be here before we know it. Students should refer to the deadlines below to make sure they are on track to graduate this semester.

April 12: Last day to hold an oral thesis/dissertation defense

April 15:…

Grad College, Army Partnership funds master’s degree programs at ASU

ASU's partnership between the Office of Distinguished Graduate Fellowships and the U.S. Army Department of Military Science.

Upcoming award deadlines

The Completion Fellowship is a merit-based award to support degree completion of outstanding graduate students enrolled in an immersion graduate program.

Save the date! — Early NSF-GRFP Information Session

NSF-GRFP fellowships are awarded for graduate research study in traditional STEM fields.

Graduate College appoints professor Enrique Vivoni as associate dean for Graduate Initiatives

Enrique R. Vivoni has been named associate dean of graduate initiatives.

Survey reveals details about postdoc experiences at ASU

Remember the postdoc survey we asked you to complete back in December? The results are in and we wanted to show our appreciation by giving you an overview of the results and a little insight about how we plan to use this data as we make plans…

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Awards and Recognitions

Congratulations to:

Tamal Roy received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for working in Germany.  Tamal also was awarded the Seal of Excellence Certificate by the European…

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Cheers to 2018!

Based on what I observed on social media over the past few weeks, for many of my friends and followers 2018 was…  well… not so great.  One meme that I particularly remember said, “2018…What the hell was that??”  Hopefully your 2018…

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Scientific Presentations: When Public Speaking is Unavoidable

Public speaking is stressful. In fact, researchers use public speaking to induce stress in reticent humans (known as the trier social stress test). Thankfully, there are a wealth of strategies to keep audiences engaged and attenuate some of the…

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Five Questions with Luiza Maria Teophilo Aparecido

1.    Tell us about yourself.

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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…

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Survey reveals details about postdoc experiences at ASU

Remember the postdoc survey we asked you to complete back in  December? The results are in and we wanted to show our appreciation by giving you an overview of the results and a little insight about how we plan to use this data as we make…

Five questions with Luiza Maria Teophilo Aparecido

1. Tell us about yourself.

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…

Scientific presentations: When public speaking is unavoidable

Public speaking is stressful. In fact, researchers use public speaking to induce stress in reticent humans (known as the trier social stress test). Thankfully, there are a wealth of strategies to keep audiences engaged and attenuate some of the…

Cheers to 2018!

Based on what I observed on social media over the past few weeks, for many of my friends and followers 2018 was… well… not so great. One meme that I particularly remember said, “2018…What the hell was that??” Hopefully your 2018 wasn’t quite…

Awards and recognitions

Congratulations to:

Tamal Roy received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for working in Germany. Tamal also was awarded the Seal of Excellence Certificate by the European Commission for his proposal…

Key considerations for creating academic plans

This document provides guidelines in creating academic plans, submitting through Curriculum ChangeMaker and writing a compelling proposal.

Best practice tips for preparing learning outcomes and measures for academic plans

These guidelines help ensure your plan is as clear and strategic as possible. The Graduate College and the University Office of Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness bring you this practical guide in order to assist you in the academic…

Guidelines for onboarding new online graduate programs

Are you starting an online program or adding online delivery, consider these guidelines.

Top public university for international students

Arizona State University is ranked as the top public university of choice for international students. 4,231 are graduate international students.

Welcome back from winter break

Welcome back! The beginning of the spring semester has arrived. I trust that over the next several months, each of us will work hard to achieve all we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the academic year.

The Interactive Plan of Study (iPOS) has successfully launched

The Graduate College is pleased to announce that the Interactive Plan of Study (iPOS) has successfully launched.

Fellowships available through the Graduate College

New fellowships to hear about which require nomination by your academic unit.