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Make Small Talk at Weekly Grad Writing Center Series
By Anna de Cheke Qualls Small talk can be awkward, but it is often the first step to building relationships and networking. It is an essential skill that international graduate students and postdocs on the campus have been asking to practice in a safe space.
Grad Students Make Plans, Do the Timeline
Timing may not be everything in graduate school, but it's important. With goals and priorities in mind, grad students from across UMD gathered last week for a workshop to map out degree and career planning timelines.
Artist and Doctoral Student: A Lumbee Indian Woman’s Story
By Anna De Cheke Qualls Ashley Minner tells the story of the Lumbee in East Baltimore to anyone who will listen. It is a journey of members of the largest tribe east of the Mississippi through hardship, poverty, racism, identity and community.
The Job Search: Dr. Karthik Sankararaman
The Job Search is a series for international graduate students. By Anna De Cheke Qualls
We Value Our Global Community: Statement from Dean Fetter
Dear Graduate Students and Members of the Graduate School Community, The U.S. Department of Education has recently requested documents and reports from the University of Maryland related to gifts from and contracts with foreign sources and entities. Other institutions of higher education are being similarly investigated.
Join the Graduate Writing Fall Lunchtime Series!
Graduate Writing Lunchtime Series For Fall 2019, the Graduate Writing Lunchtime Series takes place on the following upcoming Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 2113 McKeldin. No advance registration is required, and feel free to bring your lunch!