by Rackham Graduate School | Apr 16, 2018 | 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 | Apr 12, 2018 | News
Rackham Graduate School has received a grant of $400,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with the bulk of these funds being put toward the creation of a two-year pilot Summer Program in Public Engagement and the Humanities. During the summer pilot program, which...
by Rackham Graduate School | Apr 9, 2018 | News
Supporting effective faculty mentoring of graduate students is one of Rackham’s top priorities. 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 | Apr 2, 2018 | News
Through the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Awards, Rackham recognizes 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 Kyah Dubay | Mar 29, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, News
Former U-M Vice Provost and Dean of the Rackham Graduate School Earl Lewis is returning to the University of Michigan as the director of the soon-to-be-established Center for Social Solutions. Lewis spent 15 years at U-M as a faculty member before becoming provost and...
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 21, 2018 | News
The Center for Applications Driving Architectures, or ADA, will develop a transformative, “plug-and-play” ecosystem to encourage a flood of fresh ideas in computing frontiers such as autonomous control, robotics, and machine-learning. The center is a five-year project...
by Rackham Graduate School | Mar 12, 2018 | News
The ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes exceptional and unusually interesting work produced by doctoral students. Each year, Rackham invites faculty to nominate outstanding dissertations produced in their programs. The nomination dossiers submitted...
by Rackham Graduate School | Feb 16, 2018 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, News
Ethriam Brammer Rackham Graduate School is thrilled to announce the hiring of Ethriam Brammer as assistant dean. In his role, Brammer will lead the implementation and ongoing work of the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion plan by working collaboratively...
by Rackham Graduate School | Dec 15, 2017 | News
Nine U.S. research universities and a major cancer institute have announced plans to give would-be life scientists clear, standardized data on graduate school admissions, education and training opportunities, and career prospects. The institutions, which include the...
by Rackham Graduate School | Dec 7, 2017 | News
As the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues in conference to resolve the House and Senate versions of the bill, I have heard from many of you asking what the university is doing to voice concerns to lawmakers, and also about what you can do. During this whole period, and...
