For many soon-to-graduate Ph.D. students, coordinating a tandem job search—applying both to academic and non-academic jobs—becomes a reasonable way to expand their options. In this workshop, we will discuss concrete ways to time, strategize, and optimize the tandem job search, seeking to maximize bang for your buck throughout these two intense, labor-intensive processes. If you […]
This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance on cover letters and resumes for positions beyond tenure track roles. It also meets the needs of those applying for internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The process of synthesizing your academic experiences into strong application materials for jobs and […]
The Rackham Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program (DEICP) Kick-Off and Orientation is for new and returning participants of the DEI certificate program. Please join us as we introduce new members to the program, eat together, and do some activities and reflection around our own social identities. For orientation, we will focus on […]
This Rackham Professional Development Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program (DEICP) Orientation serves as a virtual opportunity to complete the orientation to the DEICP. The orientation will provide an opportunity to meet other students in the program, gain an introduction to the Intercultural Development Inventory that helps to assess the program, and learn more about […]
Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development and job/internship search. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIN and the University Career Alumni Network) and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time […]
This workshop will provide an overview of the application process and requirements for graduate students interested in applying for a Rackham Public Scholarship Grant. These competitive awards provide funding for collaborative, mutually beneficial projects between Rackham students and community partners outside the university that use research to serve the greater public good. During this session, Rackham […]
Each month, an orientation session is offered for all new postdoctoral research fellows, and those with a new postdoctoral research fellow appointment in the U-M human resources system within the past two months at the University of Michigan. The orientation session includes information about the role of postdocs, working with your P.I./supervisor, campus resources, benefits […]
Change It Up!© brings bystander intervention skills to students for the purpose of building supportive and respectful communities. Change It Up!© is based on a nationally recognized five-step bystander intervention model that develops students’ skills and confidence when intervening in situations that negatively impact campus climate. This workshop explores how students’ identities and experiences impact […]
Many of us are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and accept the extensive evidence from scholarly studies in psychology and neuroscience demonstrating that we all have unconscious biases that affect our interactions with others. The question then becomes, how do we not only become aware of our biases, but also work to overcome them? […]
During this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn terms associated with racism and anti-racism, as well as power and oppression and their impact in the global and U.S. context. Additionally, participants will be able to recognize microaggressions and stereotyping that they see portrayed in media and be able to practice responding to real-life […]