Giving Day is on Wednesday, March 4th. This campus-wide annual Giving Day campaign offers a time for family, friends, and the UMD community to support graduate students who, like you, are looking for ways to support their education. Donations help to fund Graduate School programming that benefits students as they advance toward their degree and beyond. 

By Anna De Cheke Qualls An elementary school teacher told Lakuan T. Smith (’17 MPS, Organizational Industrial Psychology) that his life would be easier if he used his middle name, Terry.  Smith often used both names from then on, depending on the situation.

Invest in Your Future:  Graduate School Success Symposium January 23, 2020

Again this spring semester, the Graduate School Writing Center will offer support for students at the dissertation stage. The semester-long dissertation coaching program will include online modules, weekly accountability meetings, and personalized writing support throughout the semester.  Participants will meet weekly in either a face-to-face or a virtual accountability group.

Have some big goals for 2020?  Join us to get a jumpstart on your academic and professional development! Thursday, January 23, 2020 9am-4pm, Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center Doctoral students and postdoctoral associates are invited to join the Graduate School for a day of networking and interactive, hands-on sessions designed to help you achieve your goals. We’re offering three tracks aimed at helping you reach your academic and professional goals.

By Anna De Cheke Qualls

Behavioral and Community Health doctoral student Sara Olsen, UMD MPH '17, PhD '21, was the student veteran speaker at Honor and Remember, a Veteran's Day Service held at Memorial Chapel on Monday, November 11. Olsen, a Navy Commander and 17-year combat veteran, hesitates to receive gratitude on Veterans Day. 

By Anna De Cheke Qualls If there is a theme in Lisha Lai’s job search, it is that relationships matter. Throughout her graduate study here at Maryland, she put emphasis on building social capital both to find support and later to assist with her job search.

The UMD Graduate School co-sponsors this year's BioScience Day, Genomics: Unlocking the Mysteries of Dogs, Viruses and More happening Tuesday, November 12, 9am-5pm in the Colony Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union.

Autumn Griffin, a doctoral candidate in Teaching, Learning, Policy, and Leadership in the College of Education, co-founded Blackademia-a digital network dedicated to sharing and celebrating the stories of people of color in academic spaces-with Tiffany Lee, now a higher education administrator. Griffin and Lee found they had similar challenges and experiences as Black academics throughout their early careers.