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Graduate Student Message from the Dean

Dear Graduate Students, As we begin 2026 together, I want to take a moment to welcome you back and to recognize the dedication, resilience and care you have brought to your studies over the past year. Graduate education is demanding even in the best of times, and many of you have navigated uncertainty, heavy workloads and competing responsibilities with determination and thoughtfulness. Your commitment to your scholarship, your communities and one another does not go unnoticed. Supporting your success remains at the center of the Graduate…

Graduate Student Bulletin – March 6, 2025

Coping with Current Events Our world is facing multiple changes and challenges – on global, national, and local levels. These shifts have various, disproportionate impacts depending on our identities and communities. With this said, we acknowledge that you are not only navigating life as a graduate student, you are also dealing with the stress of ever-evolving, current events. While it’s impossible to control what happens around us, we do have agency to cope with uncomfortable feelings.   Check in with yourself….