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The Fourth Pillar of Graduate School
When entering my education and psychology Ph.D. program, I was told to prepare for the three pillars of graduate study: research, teaching, and classes. These three activities would constitute my job, and thus the majority of my time, for the next five years. Having...
Survey Sheds Light on Doctoral Student Experience
Rackham Graduate School is pleased to share results from the first year of the Michigan Doctoral Experience Study.
Rita Chin Appointed Rackham Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives
Rackham Graduate School welcomes Professor Rita Chin as an associate dean for academic programs and initiatives. In her role, Chin will serve as the primary liaison between Rackham and academic units in the social sciences. She will work closely with these programs to...
Margaret Hedstrom to Serve as Interim Director of Museum Studies Program
Professor Margaret Hedstrom has agreed to serve in the role of interim director for the Museum Studies Program through July 31, 2019. Hedstrom is the Robert M. Warner Collegiate Professor of Information in the School of Information, and she is an internationally...
New Position Focuses on Doctoral Student Career Advancement
Rackham welcomes Coordinator of Graduate Student Career Advancement Clarence Anthony, Jr., in a new embedded position at Rackham created in partnership with the University Career Center. In his role, Anthony will provide career coaching, advising, and programming for...
Student Spotlight: Mia Stevens
For many people, drones are the things of sci-fi movies and top-secret operations. For Mia Stevens, they are part of her daily routine. Mia’s research focuses primarily on the boundaries that keep unmanned aerial systems (drones) where they are supposed to be and away...
Beating Impostor Syndrome (Or At Least Dealing With It): One Grad Student’s Experience
It’s my very first week of grad school. I’m sitting in the Rackham Auditorium for one of a seemingly endless series of orientation talks and wondering how I got here. Two years prior to moving to Ann Arbor to start my Ph.D. I was answering questions about what I would...
Student Spotlight: Melissa Coppola
Melissa Coppola is bringing classical music to life, not only for those who already love it, but for those who have yet to experience it. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, classical music attendance has decreased rapidly over the last ten years, and...
Public Scholarship in the Time of HIV/AIDS
As we approach National HIV Testing Day on June 27, communities throughout the country will gather to raise awareness of HIV and provide testing services. In Detroit, for example, local organizations such as Gospel Against AIDS, the Michigan Health Department, and...
On the Trail of the Ghost Planet
At this very moment in the outermost region of the solar system, in a distant ring of dwarf planets and icy detritus known as the Kuiper Belt, there’s an object that isn’t acting quite right. Its name, 2015 BP519, is not all that exciting. But the nature of its orbit,...