Sheila Waterhouse

Student Spotlight: Gail Gibson

Oct 11, 2016 | Student Spotlights

Gail was inspired by the students she read about in Rackham’s Predoctoral Fellowship announcement this spring. She was impressed by the depth of their research and the unique accomplishments of some of the best and brightest doctoral trainees in the country. She is...

Alumni Conversation with David He, Ph.D.

Oct 7, 2016 | News

“Whatever you do, do it with passion and the idea of making a contribution.” Rackham alumnus David He shared his career path and lessons learned along the way with Rackham students last week in the first session of the new Alumni Conversation series. Dr. He earned his...

Michigan Society of Fellows Receives $1M Mellon Foundation Gift

Oct 6, 2016 | News

The University of Michigan has received a $1 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to endow four postdoctoral humanities positions in the Michigan Society of Fellows, one of the most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship programs in the country. Additional...

A Very Barbour Summer

Oct 6, 2016 | News

It was an extremely empowering summer in our department at the Rackham Graduate School, and we’d like to thank all of you for contributing to it. Our team grew by 50% for 10 weeks as we added two U-M students to our roster, both focusing on different aspects of the...

Student Spotlight: Emily Macgillivray

Oct 1, 2016 | Student Spotlights

Coming to U-M has helped Emily develop her Canadian identity. She explains, “I’m slightly more patriotic since coming to the U.S., possibly because by living in a different country, I see national identity that I didn’t realize I had and am now becoming more aware...