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Announcing a Restructure of Rackham’s Programming for Graduate Students
Rackham’s Office of Graduate Student Success has been integrated into the Dean’s Office under a new unit: Graduate Student Programs. The two new units and their titles reflect strategic program priorities as outlined by Dean Carol A. Fierke: 1) Professional and...
Alumni Spotlight: Roy Hudson
Roy Hudson didn’t start out with aspirations to be a university president. He didn’t consider executive management a potential career option. He figured his options were fairly straightforward, hoping he could extend his GI bill to cover most of a Master’s degree...
Scenes from the Dean’s Office
Carol finds time to maintain her research lab in the chemistry department. Her lab researches the chemical mechanism and structure-function relationships of important biological molecules. There, she supports and mentors research scientists, postdoctoral fellows,...
In Search of the Perfect Study Space
I am a somewhat finicky and fickle person. This also extends to study spaces. What works for me one day might be unbearably distracting the next, and what helps me focus on grading might not work when I’m trying to write my dissertation. As a result, I can often be...
Student Spotlight: Gail Gibson
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.
“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
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...
Price Gifts Support Rackham Graduate School, Clements Library
The late Professor Jacob Price of Ann Arbor was passionate about the University of Michigan, his students and history. A distinguished faculty member for 35 years, Price saw teaching history as his gift to students. Decades after retiring, he found another way to give...
A Very Barbour Summer
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...
A Pathway to a Just Michigan: Five Guiding Principles for Diversity Strategic Plans
Over the past year and a half, the Multicultural Leadership Council, a coalition of graduate student leaders committed to the well-being and success of students of color at the University of Michigan, has met with key stakeholders to discuss and address concerns over...