by Rackham Graduate School | Apr 10, 2017 | News
In 1917, Levi Lewis Barbour endowed the Barbour Scholarship at the University of Michigan. Over the course of his lifetime, Barbour was highly involved with U-M, receiving both his undergraduate and law degrees from Michigan, and later serving as a regent. Barbour...
by Rackham Graduate School | Apr 4, 2017 | News
The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards granted by the Rackham Graduate School. Doctoral candidates who expect to graduate within six years since beginning their degrees are eligible to apply, and the strength and quality of their...
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 31, 2017 | News
Supporting effective faculty mentoring of graduate students is a top priority of the Graduate School. Outstanding mentors guide students throughout their professional training with respect and concern, serving as advisor, teacher, advocate, sponsor, and role model. To...
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 28, 2017 | Barbour Scholars
On March 28, 2017, eight graduate students joined the Barbour Scholar community. The new cohort, accompanied by their faculty advisors and several Barbour alumnae, celebrated their inclusion into this prestigious group and shared their research interests over lunch....
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 17, 2017 | Student Voices
We all know graduate students are very busy and spend most of their hours writing. But what do graduate students do in those rare moments when they are not writing? See what Rackham graduate students on Instagram have submitted to our 'When I'm Not...
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 1, 2017 | News
Through the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards, Rackham recognizes young scholars who have been nominated by their program for teaching excellence. Winners of this award demonstrate superb skill in teaching, mentoring and advising. They bring creativity,...
by Rackham Graduate School | Feb 22, 2017 | News
The ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes exceptional and unusually interesting work produced by doctoral students. Each year Rackham invites faculty to nominate the dissertations produced in their programs that were outstanding. The nomination dossiers...
by Rackham Graduate School | Oct 20, 2016 | News
Rackham’s Office of Graduate Student Success has been integrated into the Dean’s Office under a new unit: Graduate Student Programs. The two new units and their titles reflect strategic program priorities as outlined by Dean Carol A. Fierke: 1) Professional and...
by Rackham Graduate School | Aug 3, 2016 | News
Rackham welcomed Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Professor in the departments of Afroamerican and African Studies and Communication Studies, as the new Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives on August 1, 2016. Dr. Means Coleman has worked with Rackham in the...
by Rackham Graduate School | Jul 20, 2016 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, News
2016 SROP participants on the front steps of Rackham. This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), one of the University of Michigan’s most dynamic recruitment efforts intended to prepare students from underrepresented...
