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Reimagining the accelerated master’s degree: Flexibility for the modern graduate student

Did you know that undergraduate students in approved programs can start taking graduate coursework their senior year and apply credit towards a master’s degree?

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A letter from assembly president of GPSA

We are made up of representatives from various colleges, elected every spring, to serve as conduits between fellow students in their college, GPSA and ASU at large on a variety of issues.

Survey reveals details about postdoc experiences at ASU

Back in December, the ASU Postdoctoral Affairs Office sent out an informal survey to all ASU postdocs on the ASU campuses. The results are in and we wanted to provide an overview of the results, as well as shed a little light on how we plan to…

Celebrating Excellence

On March 21, 2019, we will be celebrating the achievements of students who are recipients of Graduate College funded fellowships.

Graduate College releases new Graduate Professional template for digital portfolios

A digital portfolio is a place to build better lifelong reflective learning habits and attract future employers.

Writing tutoring and workshops available through Graduate Academic Support Center

The University Academic Success Programs Graduate Academic Support Center has tutoring across all ASU campuses.

Knowledge Mobilization Impact Awards were held on March 28, 2019

On Thursday, March 28, the Graduate College presented finalists for the 2019 Knowledge Mobilization Impact Awards Ceremony.

Jennifer Cason, director of Student Support Resources at the Graduate College, defined knowledge mobilization as “a…

31 years of recognizing excellence in mentoring: Meet the 2018-19 outstanding faculty mentors

Graduate College recognizes efforts and awards outstanding faculty.

IRC Changemaker Challenge winners

Each year, IRC students groups vie for grant funding for programs of their design.

Best practices: 10 tips for curating your digital portfolio

Research shows that a digital portfolio is a valuable tool to help you better track your academic progress and more favorably position yourself for post-graduate success.

A digital portfolio is an electronic collection of evidence over…

Library pilots lunchtime workshop series

A new lunchtime workshop series was offered by the ASU Library in February and March. This series aims to enhance graduate students' scholarly activities. 

Workshops ranged from citation management to copyright and fair use…

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…