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Graduate education is an adventure
About eighteen months ago, I set out on a journey walking the islands of the Dodecanese during a sailing trip in Türkiye and Greece with several friends. Along the way, I found winding paths, timeless villages and breathtaking views of sea and sky. That experience got me thinking about how adventure shows up in other parts of life, especially in learning.
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Graduate education is an adventure
About eighteen months ago, I set out on a journey walking the islands of the Dodecanese during a sailing trip in Türkiye and Greece with several friends.
Mentoring matters: Mentoring students through impostor syndrome
Graduate education can be an exhilarating journey — but for many students, it also brings moments of self-doubt and uncertainty.
Finding your flow: Managing the graduate writing process
Graduate writing can feel like a marathon—long, demanding, and full of unexpected detours.
Promoting resilience and well-being in Ghana — and across the globe
ASU psychology graduate student Nutifafa Dey is working to understand challenges faced by middle-age and older adults
From practice to presentation: How to deliver a winning faculty job talk
Giving a job talk can feel like the most high-stakes presentation of your academic job search. It’s not just a research seminar—it’s your opportunity to demonstrate vision, communication skills, and fit within a department.
Give hope this holiday season by donating blood
There’s an urgent need for blood, and the ASU community is stepping up to make a difference.
Graduate funding deadlines for Fall
This blog post will explain important funding and award deadlines for the fall 2025 semester.
Distinguished Lecture with Anthony Robles - Panel discussion
Following the 2025 Graduate College Distinguished Lecture with NCAA Champion and motivational speaker Anthony Robles, this dynamic panel discussion brings together voices from across Arizona State University to explore how we overcome obstacles,…
Humanities Week: The Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship Program offers a fully funded, intensive summer abroad to learn a language that can change a life and a career.
Witches worldwide, literature and mental health: A conversation with Ana Silvia Cervantes Figueroa
Dr. Ana Silvia Cervantes Figueroa, a Crossing Latinidades Mellon Fellow and ASU alumna, explores feminist reimaginings of the witch archetype in Hispanic literature.
How to feel confident in your next interview
Let’s be honest, interviews can feel nerve-wracking. Your palms sweat, your heart races, and you start to second-guess whether you even remember your own name.
What it means to be unstoppable
This month’s bold word is “unstoppable” — a reflection on persistence, adaptability and the courage to keep moving forward. Dean Wentz explores how empathy and determination work together to help us adapt today to shape tomorrow, with insights from…
Surviving (and thriving) through the campus interview: Lessons from two new faculty members
For graduate students heading into the academic job market, the campus interview can feel like both a finish line and an obstacle course.
Unlocking research success: Nature Masterclasses now available for the ASU community
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at ASU now have a powerful new resource to elevate their research and publishing skills — Nature Masterclasses On Demand.
Funding your future: How the Boren Awards support language and service abroad
For students who dream of immersing themselves in another culture, mastering a new language, and making a tangible impact through public service, the Boren Awards for International Study opens the door to a world of opportunity.
Navigating postdoc professional development: Tools, timelines and support
National Postdoc Appreciation Week is a reminder of the vital role postdoctoral scholars play in advancing research and innovation.
Cracking the first-round Zoom interview: Lessons from the academic job market
For graduate students preparing to enter the academic job market, Zoom interviews have quickly become the norm.
Unstoppable: Lessons in Adaptability from Anthony Robles
Join us on October 29 for the Elizabeth A. Wentz Distinguished Lecture Series.
Reimagining the Smart City: Luke Boyle’s Mellon/ACLS Fellowship research elevates South African voices
Luke Boyle is ASU’s first doctoral student to be selected for the distinguished Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship Program.
How graduate students can harness AI in the job search
Searching for a job as a graduate student is both exciting and overwhelming. A recent Grad15 session on using AI in the job search (led by Evan Walsh, a career advisor at Harvard Medical School) offered practical strategies to help students navigate…
Together we save lives: Graduate College Blood Drive impact
Thank you, Donors, for your commitment to all patients in Arizona. You made a big difference!
Choosing empathy in a world of speed and self-interest
September’s “bold word” of the month is “empathy.” Empathy asks us to step outside ourselves, confront discomfort (our own and others’) and choose understanding and compassion in a world that often values speed and self-interest.
National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025 Recap
A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who joined us for National Postdoc Appreciation Week (September 15–19, 2025).
Writing her own story: Yasmin Afshar on finding alignment in scholarship and life
Yasmin shares her powerful story, of how interdisciplinary opportunities, meaningful mentorship and recognition through the Graduate College University Grant have shaped her experience.