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Twenty-two Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence
By Katya Hrichak A version of this story appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity…
Degrees in Hand, New Alumni Discuss Remote Defenses
By Katya Hrichak “If I had been asked two years ago how I would prepare for my thesis defense, I would not have said furniture rearrangement, lighting, and doing sound…
Professionals Discuss Careers in and Beyond Academia
By Katya Hrichak Nearly 120 participants Zoomed into the career panel discussion, “Careers in and Beyond Academia,” during the Graduate School’s Summer 2020 Pathways to Success Series on June 3.…
Zoom Fatigue? Not for This Graduate School Staff.
By Katya Hrichak Reports of Zoom fatigue fill the news, bound up in the desire of many to return to life pre-pandemic. For some Graduate School staff, however, the use…
Expanding Opportunities while Expanding Horizons
By Katya Hrichak When COVID-19 arrived, Cornell shifted to remote like most of the country. Faced with cancelling or reformatting the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference, the 30+ graduate student…
“Future Faculty and Academic Careers,” a New Name for a Long-Running Program
In the best of times, graduate students worry about their future career prospects. During uncertain times, it becomes especially important to focus early and often on the job market. To…
Graduate School Consolidates Professional and Career Development Listings
In a context complicated by uncertainties associated with the novel coronavirus, Cornell’s graduate students have sought guidance about how to navigate academia, build transferable skills they need for a future…
Pets Helping with Remote Working, Teaching, and Learning
Graduate students and staff alike shared photos of their pets helping them work, teach, and learn remotely in 2020. Have a helpful pet you’d like to share with the Graduate…
SPR Promotes Regular Feedback, Transparency – Even in Times of Uncertainty
By Katya Hrichak Since rolling out the Student Progress Review (SPR) requirement in 2017, the Graduate School’s Doctoral Experience Survey data shows increased satisfaction in students’ abilities to gain regular,…
Virtual Science Conference for Girls is April 18
By Katya Hrichak When the annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference – a day of hands-on science activities for 7th through 9th grade girls – was forced online due to…