The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved a new Ph.D. program in mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso.
The doctoral program will have an emphasis on energy, aerospace and advanced manufacturing, areas which ...
Posted Wednesday, May 4th 2016 at 12:24PM
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NSF has identified improvement in graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce (http://www.performance.gov/node/40262?view=public#apg) as one of its Agency Priority Goals. As part of this goal, supplemental funding is available in FY 2016 ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2016 at 2:39PM
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Dr. Elmira Mangum, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) alumna and president of Florida A&M University (FAMU), will provide the keynote address for the NCCU 127th Graduate and Professional Commencement on Friday, May 13.
The ceremony for appro ...
Posted Thursday, April 21st 2016 at 10:51AM
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A long time ago in a land far, far away, the typical law school student came straight from undergraduate school. Times have changed and this is no longer the norm. More and more “older” law students, known as non-traditional law students, are going to law school. ...
Posted Tuesday, April 5th 2016 at 2:43PM
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by Melinda
You have decided you don’t want a tenure-track job. How do you explore other career paths and make yourself competitive for the job of your choosing?
Read a book. Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius, So What are You Going to Do with ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 11:26AM
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Series note: The following post is part of the Rutgers Graduate Student Blog Throwback Thursday blog series, in which we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past.
Time management is always such a huge issue for us as graduat ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 11:23AM
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This is the time of year when most people who have applied to graduate school for next September receive the decision letters regarding the fate of their applications. For those who have been following the advice I dispense on this blog and in my boo ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 11:06AM
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by Karen
I am regularly asked “can I negotiate my offer when it’s my only offer?”
People constantly seem to think you need multiple offers to have leverage.
This is not true. For the vast majority of schools, you can and should negotia ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 10:46AM
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Should I or should I not? But before you dismiss blogging as a time waster while you’re in grad school, here are some of the valid reasons why a grad student should maintain a blog:
Relieve stress. Stress is inevitable when you’re in grad scho ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 9:50AM
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by Thesis Whisperer
This post is by DrJanene Carey, a freelance writer and editor based in Armidale NSW. She occasionally teaches academic writing at the University of New England and often edits academic theses, articles and reports. Her website ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 9:34AM
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By Devin McGinty, Social Media Specialist
Recently, the final answer on the long-running quiz show Jeopardy involved an important thesis written in 1954. The category was difficult and the clue was tricky, throwing off two of the three contestants ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 9:12AM
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by ERIN BEDFORD
Erin Bedford (@erinellyse) is a PhD student in Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI) in a co-supervised program.
There are many recognizable stereotypes of ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2016 at 9:09AM
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If you have already selected the graduate school to which you plan to apply, congratulations. Now we need to talk about getting you admitted to the graduate school of your choice. One large hurdle you will need to prepare for is the Graduate Record ...
Posted Thursday, March 31st 2016 at 12:41PM
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For many people, going to graduate school is a great move. It can deliver a vital intellectual wake-up call or start you on the path to a new, more satisfying career. It can even increase your earning power. But if you don't know why you're going, gr ...
Posted Thursday, March 31st 2016 at 12:38PM
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As Wiley's first Joint Admission Medical Program (JAMP) Fellow, senior Shelby Collymore knows where she is going and what path to take to get there. Recently accepted into medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Collym ...
Posted Thursday, March 31st 2016 at 10:36AM
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By Danielle Wirsansky
When you need to, it is great to go find your own place to get your study on while on campus. But there are some places that you should not study while on campus, whether it’s due to distractions or a lack of wifi. Read on ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 3:36PM
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By Francine Fluetsch
You know what’s boring? Studying.
Unlike something concrete like homework, you never actually know when you’re finished with studying. Can you ever really be finished? Studying actually takes a while to master, which is ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 3:32PM
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By Emily Nickerson
This summer, Pennywise is tackling the financial questions involved going back to school. Today, we’ll help you form the basis of your grad school budget, then in July and August, we’ll take a look at your options for cove ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 2:35PM
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Moving to a new city for your graduate studies? If yes, chances are you aren’t moving along with roommates. So you’re going to need to find a couple because living on your own as a graduate student – while a lovely idea – is too expensive f ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 2:22PM
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By Jacquelyn Gill
Maybe you’ve always know you’ve wanted to be a research professor in wildlife ecology. Perhaps you’ve just taken a course on fungi and stumbled into a whole new world of career possibilities. Either way, getting past the fi ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 1:45PM
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Find out which schools are most accomodating to graduate students with children.
While many colleges and graduate schools have made strides accommodating tenured female professors who decide to start a family, they have historically been less lenien ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 10:51AM
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Robert Farrington , CONTRIBUTOR
Even though the job market has been improving dramatically over the last few years, many college graduates are opting to go straight to graduate school before entering the job market. Right or wrong, many of these s ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 10:48AM
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by GradSchoolBoundBadge
Hello all!
Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but I guess it's somewhere to start.
For those of you with significant others, what's your stance on getting married while working on your PhD? I am starting my p ...
Posted Wednesday, March 30th 2016 at 10:40AM
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