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Graduate School to Host Virtual Achieve & Uplift Program Celebrating Graduating COSP Students
On Monday, April 27th, the Graduate School will virtually host Achieve & Uplift, an evening of inspiration for both graduating and continuing Community of Scholars Program (COSP) students.
Summer Institute Helps Students Start Out Strong
Brandon Garcia explains how the Summer Institute impacted his first semester of graduate school and how his journey drew him to the University of Minnesota.
COSP Students among SpeakOut Presenters at NCORE 2019
Two students from the Graduate School Diversity Office's Community of Scholars Program recently presented their work at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education in Portland, Oregon.
2019 SEED Award Winners Tackle Tough Issues
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Graduate and Professional Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) Awards
Using Digital Storytelling to Change the Narrative in Native Communities
Jill Fish is a Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology. Her research methodology employs digital storytelling as a way of empowering Native People to share and transform their own narratives.
Following a Unique Path Leads to a Prestigious Fellowship
Willow Coyote-Maestas is the first University of Minnesota graduate student to receive the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship. His research in the area of focuses on ion channels whose misregulation is involved in numerous neurological and cardiac diseases. Willow's findings could have great application in developing improved drugs for neurological and cardiac disorders.
Community of Scholars Program Wins National Award
The Graduate School is pleased to announce that the Graduate School Diversity Office’s Community of Scholars Program (COSP) has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 NAGAP Promotion of Excellence Award.