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English PhD Candidate, Tanner Menard, Receives the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award

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The Graduate School congratulates Tanner Menard, recipient of the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes a distinctive graduate student for outstanding teaching and effective instruction. Its recipients create learning environments that not only produce desired...

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Meet Lily Guidry, Recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

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The Graduate School congratulates Lily Guidry, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This award recognizes the brightest, most industrious of our graduate students who support faculty members in the classroom through a GTA role. . Lily is a master’s degree candidate in...

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Perfect Gifts for Graduate Students: Top Picks For Any Occassion

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Finding the perfect gift for a graduate student can be a challenge, but we've made it easy with this curated list of thoughtful and practical gifts. Whether it's for relaxing after a long study session, staying organized, or making their workspace more efficient, these gifts will surely brighten any grad student's day.

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How to Read Like a Grad Student

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If you follow our Instagram stories, you know that we are fans of Zachary Shore’s Grad School Essentials. Your interest is peaked, and you’re now here to dive deeper. Congratulations, you are already thinking like a grad student! Now let’s get you reading like a grad student! Understanding how to...

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Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Susanna Garcia, Our 2024 Grand Marshal

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Today, we celebrate Professor Emerita Susanna Garcia, a pianist and educator, whose 31 years of service in the School of Music and Performing Arts at the ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø are marked by her impressive dedication, innovation, and mentorship. Dr. Garcia’s journey in music education...

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Meet Our Grand Marshal, Dr. Aghalaya Vatsala

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Dr. Aghalaya Vatsala is the Grand Marshall for the Spring 2024 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. This blog showcases her introduction speech given by our Provost, Dr. Jaimie Hebert.

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Meet Outstanding Master’s Mentor Dr. Seonhee Jang

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The Graduate School congratulates Dr. Seonhee Jang as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Master’s Mentor Award. Dr. Jang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research includes efforts to understand better the composition of materials that allow easy flow of...

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Meet Outstanding Master’s Mentor Dr. Wesley Bradford

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The Graduate School congratulates Dr. Wesley Bradford as a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Master’s Mentor Award. Dr. Bradford is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Theory in the School of Music and Performing Arts. His research focuses on musical meaning and interpretation. He joined...

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Meet Tasnima Supty, Recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

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The Graduate School congratulates Tasnima Supty, recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Nominees and recipients of this award strive to foster learning environments that not only achieve desired learning outcomes but also inspire undergraduate students to reach their...

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Meet Justin Dunnam, Recipient of the 2024 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award

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The Graduate School congratulates Justin Dunnam, recipient of the 2024 Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award. Nominees and recipients of this award strive to foster learning environments that not only achieve desired learning outcomes but also inspire undergraduate students to reach their...

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