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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Student Spotlight: Emily Macgillivray
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...
Postcard from the Field: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
My colleague, Jill Matthijs, watering our recently transplanted flower seedlings at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens greenhouse before the field season. The loss of flowering landscapes is known to contribute to pollinator decline, so my study asks how many flowers are...
Postcard from the Field: Budapest
View of the Blue Danube. My project took me to Budapest, Hungary where I researched the conflicting notions of identity and nationhood present in Hungarian literature. I spent the majority of my time brushing up on my Hungarian language skills and sifting through...