English Editing for International Graduate Students
The English Editing for International Graduate Students (EEIGS) program provides free editing support for enrolled University of Maryland international students. Through this program, international students may submit portions of their required academic writing as Word documents. Volunteer editors from the university’s Volunteer Service Corps edit the students’ submissions using “tracked changes” in Word and return the documents to the students for review. This online service is available during the regular academic year.
Writing Workshops
The Graduate School Office of Writing Initiatives offers many workshops, of varying length, to support graduate students with their writing. All workshops are open to enrolled University of Maryland graduate students free of charge. Please see the Events section for the current workshop schedule.
Invest in Your Future, Summer Edition: A Graduate Success Symposium, May 29
APRIL 25, 2019
May 29, 2019
8:30 am - 4 pm, Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center
Have some big plans for how to make the summer productive? Need a jump start to be sure you're ready for fall? Join the Graduate School for a day of learning to set you up for a summer of success. Spend the day with your fellow students taking a deep dive in one of four tracks:
Register for the Summer Symposium: Invest In Your Success
MAY 19, 2020
Mental Health Tips
Take a look at the tips shared in the videos below:
Meet Simone
Simone Warrick-Bell (she/her/hers) joined The Graduate School in February of 2020. She has a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and is Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with the State of Maryland. Prior to joining the Graduate School, Simone served the University community for six years as Care Manager of the Counseling Center, where her primary role was to provide case management services for undergraduate and graduate students and to provide long-term counseling support resources to them.
2022 Doctoral Career Pathways Conference
Doctoral Career Pathways Conference 2022: Getting From Here to Career
This year's conference will increase your knowledge, curiosity and excitement about how to get from here, wherever you are in your doctoral training, to your career beyond Maryland.
Consultation Policies
The Center for Writing & Oral Communication offers consultations by appointment only. Our writing fellows, all highly accomplished graduate students, are a limited resource shared by the university’s entire graduate student population of about 11,000. Because consultations are limited and in high demand, we ask that you please only schedule appointments that you will be able to keep. To ensure that the fellows are able to meet the demand for consultations, we implement the following policies:
Coping With COVID-19: Mental Health Resources
The COVID-19 outbreak had and continues to have a lasting impact on the emotional and mental health of the UMD community, impacting us even if we haven't directly encountered the virus. Disrupting daily routines and various aspects of life, such as academics and personal activities, it has affected different groups disparately. While some have found solace in adaptations like remote learning, others grapple with mental health challenges and grief.
We have created this page as a resource to support graduate students. It includes:
Time to Degree & COVID-19
Updated December 2020
We held three online community meetings on April 8, 2020, for master’s, doctoral, and international students. One of the key concerns, particularly among doctoral students, was time limits for completing milestones and the degree.
The Graduate School time limits are: