Announcing the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards
The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards recognize the efforts and accomplishments of GSIs who demonstrate extraordinary dedication and excellence as teachers.
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Rackham Student Helps Evaluate Michigan Redistricting Effort
As a fellow with Voters Not Politicians, environment and sustainability doctoral student Jake Hawes helped evaluate Michigan’s political redistricting to provide a roadmap for the future.
U-M Graduate Programs Maintain High Rankings
University of Michigan graduate programs continue to be ranked highly in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Graduate Schools.
Announcing the 2021 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
Rackham Graduate School is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards.
U-M Applied Physics Graduate Program Boosts Diversity, Academic Excellence
An article from Science highlights the novel approach to recruitment and student success taken by the U-M applied physics graduate program.
Rackham to Discontinue Use of GRE in Its Ph.D. Admissions
Dean Mike Solomon announced the decision, which was based on broad university feedback and will take effect in the 2022–23 admissions cycle.
Child Care Uncertainty, Desire for Better Conditions Drive Detroit Employment Trends
Sociology and public policy Ph.D. candidate Lydia Wileden discusses the results of a new U-M survey documenting employment trends among Detroit households.
Rackham Associate Dean Discusses Bringing Collaboration to History Curricula
Associate Dean Rita Chin helped develop a collaborative course for history graduate students with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, giving them practical experience working side-by-side with experts to improve the museum’s online exhibits.
Rackham Student Mobilized Hundreds to Care for Detroiters During COVID-19
Social work and sociology Ph.D. candidate Charles Williams II used his scholarly training, civil rights experience, and position as a Baptist pastor to connect the city’s most vulnerable to the care they needed.
Rackham Alum Writes New Chapter in Snake Evolution
In a new study, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. alumnus Michael Grundler found evidence that snake species rapidly diversified in the wake of the extinction of the dinosaurs using secrets locked in the species’ genome.