by Cait Holman and Andrea Barbarin | Jul 7, 2017 | Student Voices
As graduate students at the University of Michigan, most of us (whether we’ll admit it around our imposter-syndrome or not) are pretty darn good at navigating the system that is modern education. But despite our own comfort within this infrastructure, it turns out...
by Elina Salminen | Jun 29, 2017 | Student Voices
Last spring, I wrote a post about slightly odd things to do in Ann Arbor – special thanks to commenters who added to the list! This summer has been my first one spent in Ann Arbor, so I want to continue the series with some fun summer-time activities in town. Please...
by Pete Ehrett and Rachel Merzel | Jun 22, 2017 | Student Voices
The week of April 2, we (Pete Ehrett and Rachel Merzel) found ourselves headed to Washington, DC for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s CASE workshop – Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering. The four-day program was designed to give...
by Elina Salminen | Jun 16, 2017 | Student Voices
This is Part 3 of a series for graduate students who will begin their studies at U-M this fall. See Part 1: Navigating the Ann Arbor Housing Market and Part 2: How I Moved to Ann Arbor. Amy wrote an excellent post describing her moving process. Now that you've...
by Amy Pistone | Jun 9, 2017 | Student Voices
As I reach the end of my time in Ann Arbor, I’m doing a lot of restrospecting, so it was fortuitous that the Rackham blog team asked me to write about my experience of being a blogger. I started blogging in the fall of 2012, which means that I have been writing for...
by Amy Yu | Jun 2, 2017 | Student Voices
This is Part 2 of a series for graduate students who will begin their studies at U-M this fall. See Part 1: Navigating the Ann Arbor Housing Market and Part 3: Furnishing Your Apartment or Room on a Grad Student Budget. So you’ve accepted your offer to join a graduate...
by Elina Salminen | May 26, 2017 | Student Voices
This is Part 1 of a series for graduate students who will begin their studies at U-M this fall. See Part 2: How I Moved to Ann Arbor and Part 3: Furnishing Your Apartment or Room on a Grad Student Budget The Ann Arbor rental housing market is pretty typical of a...
by Kayla Capper | May 5, 2017 | Student Voices
Throughout graduate school, I consistently heard from recent graduates that turning in the final copy of your dissertation—one of the most significant educational milestones—is one of the most anti-climactic. I always thought, “No, that’s not how it will be for me!...
by Jallicia Jolly | Apr 19, 2017 | Student Voices
This past month has been rough. I have lost a father, a mentor, and a staff member in my department in the span of three weeks. These three deaths were soul-crushing, inviting me to consider what it means to deal with sorrow and despair while managing an array of...
by Amy Pistone | Apr 17, 2017 | Student Voices
Earlier this semester, I attended a writing workshop organized by Jacqueline Stimson, who is not only my cohort-mate in the Department of Classical Studies, but also a very skilled writer and someone who has thought (and continues to think) deeply about the process of...
