Archives: Announcements
Five Inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
By Katya Hrichak Five Cornell doctoral candidates have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Cornell’s newest Bouchet scholars are: Korie…
Art History Ph.D. Candidate Wins Newcombe Fellowship
By Katya Hrichak This story also appeared in the Cornell Chronicle. Lara Fresko Madra, a doctoral candidate in the history of art, archaeology and visual studies, has been selected as…
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…