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Knuth on Advisory Board for AAU PhD Education Initiative

By Elizabeth Ellis Graduate School Dean Barbara A. Knuth has been appointed to the Association of American Universities (AAU) PhD Education Initiative Advisory Board. Funded by grants from the Alfred P.…
Boot Camp Encourages Productivity

By Katya Hrichak “Why do you feel you’re not ready to write?” Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Jan Allen asked participants of the Graduate School’s Proposal, Thesis, and…
August Offers Mentoring Advice

By Katya Hrichak Research shows that students with strong mentoring relationships leave graduate school more satisfied with their programs, more involved in professional organizations, and with a more developed professional…
Seven Graduate Students Receive Wu Scholarships

By Katya Hrichak Seven graduate students were recently awarded Hsien and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarships, which provide recipients with non-designated funds intended to help with any aspect of doctoral study,…
Doctoral Student Wins MAA Prize

By Katya Hrichak John Wyatt Greenlee, a doctoral student in medieval studies, was recently awarded the Digital Humanities and Multimedia Studies Prize by the Medieval Academy of America for his…
Caleb Yu: Cornell’s New Graduate and International Student Career Advisor

By Katya Hrichak For graduate and international students looking for career advice but not sure where to turn, Caleb Yu is available to help. In January, Yu began a joint…
New Big Red Barn Manager to Begin Feb. 1

By Katya Hrichak Whether stopping in for lunch, free popcorn, Grad Write-Ins, or TGIF at the Big Red Barn, students can expect to see a new face: February 1, Jennifer…
Grad School Gears up for Third Pathways to Success Symposium

By Sally Kral With nearly 200 graduate students and doctoral scholars in attendance at the second Pathways to Success Symposium held in early June, the Graduate School is gearing up…
Alumna Addresses Importance of Mentoring

By Katya Hrichak “If you had given me the opportunity to participate in today’s seminar [when I started graduate school], I would have said, ‘I don’t need a mentor, I’ve…
Grants help graduate students to do research around the world

By Katya Hrichak Revised 11/28/18 Twenty-six Cornell graduate students have won more than $42,000 in Fall 2018 Research Travel Grants, which provide students up to $2,000 to conduct thesis or…