By Katya Hrichak Four postdocs at Cornell were honored with a Postdoc Achievement Award Sept. 18 at the Big Red Barn as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation…

By Katya Hrichak New and continuing graduate students attended the daylong Summer Success Symposium on August 21 hoping for tips to aid a successful transition to and progression through graduate…

By Katya Hrichak Orienting 1,308 of 1,675 incoming new students is no small feat. It requires months of planning, dozens of student and staff volunteers, and, most importantly, gratitude. Logistics…

By Katya Hrichak Early in graduate school, Frances Zhu, Ph.D. ‘19 was uncertain about whether a career in academia was right for her. Participating in the NextGen Professors Program, Zhu…

By Katya Hrichak Stephen Roblin, a doctoral candidate in government, and Laura Leddy, a doctoral student in anthropology, were recently selected as recipients of the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann (DZL) Fellowship.…

By Katya Hrichak Encountering failure is inevitable. Whether it takes the form of an unsuccessful experiment or a job rejection, everyone experiences failure. But, according to Dr. Susan Anderer ’97,…

By Katya Hrichak Making graduate school a more welcoming environment for all was the topic of both Drs. Sweeney Windchief’s and Rory Cooper’s keynote talks during the Future Professors Institute…

By Katya Hrichak Cornell University and the Graduate School were recently recognized for initiatives to create and maintain an inclusive and diverse learning environment. Cornell ranked #13 on Best Colleges’…

By Katya Hrichak Graduate schools spend considerable time and effort recruiting talented students who are a good fit for their programs. Recent research has questioned how admissions committee practices could…

Natalie Nesvaderani, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, was recently selected as a recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Administered through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Nesvaderani…