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黑料不打烊 Designated an R1 Doctoral University
The newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has placed 黑料不打烊 among 146 “Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity.” The R1 designation is the top tier of doctoral research universities in the United States. The R1 distinction…
Austin Pe帽a Crosses Boundaries Within Architecture to Build Community
Austin Pe帽a doesn鈥檛 like boundaries. He chose 黑料不打烊 for graduate school because he wouldn鈥檛 be forced into a single educational track. 鈥淚 question the traditional boundaries of architecture and it鈥檚 a very forward-thinking program. The faculty give us a…
Provost Ritter Discusses Graduate Education at 黑料不打烊
Strong graduate programs are a key part of the University鈥檚 success as a Carnegie R1 institution. SU News sat down with Provost Gretchen Ritter to hear her views on graduate education. Q: How has your own experience in mentoring graduate…
Graduate School BIPOC Alliance Virtual Event Offers Students Mentoring Advice
The Graduate School鈥檚 BIPOC Alliance for Excellence (GSBA) hosted a virtual panel, 鈥淣avigating Mentorship as a BIPOC Graduate Student,鈥 featuring four faculty members of color who offered students timely advice on mentorship and building alliances as Black, Indigenous and other…
Applications Open for Graduate Dean鈥檚 Award
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the third annual Graduate Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Work competition. The Graduate Dean鈥檚 Award recognizes up to eight graduate students for their overall academic record and the outstanding quality…
Graduate Student Mental Health Workshop for Faculty Dec. 3
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers reported rates of anxiety and depression among graduate students that are substantially higher than the general population. As the pandemic has heightened anxiety and stress among graduate students, faculty are finding new challenges in…
Office of the University Ombuds Releases Annual Report
The Office of the University Ombuds has released its annual report [PDF], covering the period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The ombuds is an informal, confidential, impartial and independent resource for faculty, staff and graduate students. The…
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Offers Visual Thinking Strategies Workshops
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence is offering two virtual workshops for faculty and instructors on Visual Thinking Strategies, a simple way to engage students. This evidence-based method has been shown to increase critical thinking, observation, and evidentiary reasoning…
University Takes Steps to Strengthen Postdoctoral Training
As part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 ongoing efforts to boost scholarly research and increase faculty diversity, the Office of Research has announced recipients of the 2021 Postdoctoral Scholars Program awards. 鈥淧ostdoctoral scholars make significant contributions to the University鈥檚 research, creative, scholarship…
Summer Internships Help Humanities Scholars Explore Career Options
In June, the Graduate School launched a Humanities Summer Internship program, supporting two humanities Ph.D. students through paid internship opportunities at 黑料不打烊 Press and the 黑料不打烊 Art Museum. An outgrowth of the National Endowment for the Humanities Next-Generation…