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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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Teaching assistants’ roles, responsibilities and expectations
A TA position provides graduate students with valuable professional development opportunities unique to academia.
Get a grip on the National Science Foundation’s GRFP, GRIP, and GROW fellowships
Arizona State University is home to 49 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows. Of the 49 Fellows, 31 are on tenure, 18 are on reserve, 7 are new awardees, two are part of the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) program…
What’s a thesis or dissertation embargo, and when to use it?
With submission of the embargo form, the student’s document will be embargoed for two years in both the ASU Digital Repository and ProQuest.
Which distinguished graduate fellowships and dissertation awards to apply for this fall
There are multiple fellowships and program deadlines to apply for with all necessary deadlines, eligibility and info sessions.
Deadlines for submitting your document for format approval for fall 2018
Deadlines for format review regarding your thesis, dissertation or other document are approaching
Nominate an outstanding faculty mentor by November 1, 2018
Faculty members play a tremendous role in the development of scholarly identities. They enhance students’ training and support. Recognize your faculty member’s contribution to your educational experience by nominating them for an Outstanding…
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-…
A culture of pursuit: Andrew Burchill, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Editor's note: To demystify the process of attaining distinguished graduate fellowships, ASU Now will feature a multipart series of interviews with distinguished graduate award recipients from across the ASU community. The series will…
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Dean's Message: Supporting the whole student
There are only thirty days left of summer. How will you spend your time?
Successful applications for awards are started in the summer
Begin preparing your competitive applications for these distinguished awards while you still have time during the summer break.
To learn more about a variety of awards, visit our distinguished awards webpage.
How online graduate students do it all: ASU online student success coaching
ASU Online success coaches focus their time on helping students find balance.
Register now: Teaching assistant orientation is quickly approaching
Will you be a new teaching assistant this fall? If so, TA Orientation provides a breadth of information to start your TA journey with confidence.
Submit a nomination for the 2018–19 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards today!
Outstanding mentors will be recognized by the Graduate College for their excellence and contributions.
Influencing change with research knowledge
Major challenges for researchers include making their research findings accessible and deploying efforts so that their target audiences engage with their work. Ultimately, researchers expect that such engagements will lead to positive …
iPOS, the graduate degree tracking software is getting more than just a facelift
Tracking your graduate program progress is about to become a breeze not just for students, faculty and support staff.
NAFSA 2018 Annual Conference and Expo
Arizona State University was well represented at the NAFSA 2018 Annual Conference and Expo held in Philadelphia on May 27 to June 1. NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to…
Introducing your new GPSA president and executive team
This year, as then, GPSA is your community. I am proud to work and serve alongside a motivated, optimistic executive committee.
Postdoc Research Blitz launches collaborations
The Postdoctoral Affairs Office launched their inaugural Postdoc Research Blitz on June 20, 2018.
Luncheon recognizes the unsung heroes of the graduate student experience
Staff were invited to relax, enjoy each other’s company and partake in a complimentary buffet and giveaways.
Graduate writing support during summer sessions
Are you looking for feedback on your writing or wanting to hone your skills over the summer?
The ASU Writing Centers at the Tempe campus (Student Pavilion 321) and Online are open through August 9. Both the Tempe and Online centers are…
First cohort of Mastercard Foundation scholars complete first year of 3+1+1 program at ASU
Scholars participating in the program are preparing to give back to their communities.
The Mentoring Connection: Choosing a mentoring program
This best practice document outlines ways to classify and think about mentoring, helping you to foster successful strategies for your mentoring relationship.