Rackham’s Strategic Vision for Graduate Education
Rackham is leading a charge to reenvision graduate education at U-M in a way that is student centered and faculty led, and that emphasizes a holistic view of graduate training.
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Stories, blog posts, and more illuminating the experiences of graduate life and highlighting the impact of our students’ critical research.

Research for Public Understanding
Anan Ghrayeb wins 2023 3MT® competition with his presentation on origami-inspired robots.

A Community of Scholars: Summer Research Opportunity Program at U-M
In this Q&A, Richard Nunn, senior program lead and SROP coordinator, shares his thoughts on the program’s greatest impacts, needs, and vision.

Sympathy for the Devil: How Children See Villains
Each year during Halloween, children dress up as some of the movies’ iconic villains. New research from Rackham developmental psychology Ph.D. student Valerie Umscheid reveals that they are capable of looking past these characters’ wicked deeds to the moral complexity …

Life in the Foreign Service
Rackham alum and U.S. diplomat David Kostelancik discusses his career path, foreign service, and the nature of America’s evolving relationship with Vladimir Putin.
Rackham by the Numbers
Browse statistics and interactive visualizations of the activity and culture of our graduate programs, including data on enrollment, funding, completion rates, and placement.