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Imagine PhD
Humanities and social sciences PhD students and their mentors have long recognized the need for more resources to help bridge the knowledge gap between doctoral education and the realm of career possibilities. ImaginePhD is designed to meet this need by allowing users to
2017 Best Dissertation Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Best Dissertation Award! One graduate student from each of four groups – arts and humanities, biological and life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and social sciences and education
National Research Grant Awarded
Simone Gbolo, a doctoral student in Higher Education at the University of Minnesota, was recently awarded the Graduate Student Enrollment Management Research Grant for her proposal, "Developing Pipelines: Partnerships and Programming to Increase Diversity in Graduate Education" by NAGAP, the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management.
New Associate Dean
After an extensive internal search and series of interviews with an amazing set of finalists, Scott Lanyon, vice provost and dean of graduate education, has appointed Dr. Yoji Shimizu, as the new associate dean for graduate education and director of the Office for Diversity in Graduate Education (ODGE)