Archives: Announcements
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…
Grad Students Prepare for Community-Engagement Experiences
By Katya Hrichak Revised 11/29/18 To help fulfill what Cornell President Martha E. Pollack describes as Cornell’s determination to serve the greater good through public engagement, the inaugural Engaged Graduate…
Cornell GPSA Hosts Ivy+ Summit
By Katya Hrichak Mutual respect in a trusting environment between student leaders and administrators was one of the themes at this year’s Ivy+ Graduate Student Leader’s Summit on Oct. 26-28.…
‘A voice at the table’: graduate students on governance
By Katya Hrichak “Everyone had a voice at the table,” said Motasem Kalaji, a doctoral student in communications, about his first meeting as the newest representative on the General Committee.…
Fellowship workshops aid student success
By Katya Hrichak New and current awardees of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) gathered at the Big Red Barn for a reception on Oct. 3. This…