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Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Interviewing for Jobs Beyond the Professoriate

Online

This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It also meets the needs of those applying to internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The workshop will focus on preparing graduate […]

Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop End-of-Year Celebration

Pendleton Room, 2nd Floor, Michigan Union 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

During this event, Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops that received funding for the 2024/2025 Academic Year will have the opportunity to share what they've accomplished with other members of the campus community. Refreshments will be provided. Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/qVzGN. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote […]

Recognizing Racism in Everyday Life

Koessler Room, 3rd Floor, Michigan League 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, United States

During this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn terms associated with racism/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 we see portrayed in media and then be able to practice responding to real-life incidents […]

Cover Letters and Resumes for Internships and Positions Beyond the Tenure Track

Online

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 […]

Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Are You LinkedIn?

Online

Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school.  Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections […]