‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Graduate Student Edition)
Last year, we brought you 12 Days of Marine Science Graduate Student Christmas. And this year, we’ve tackled the holidays again with our very own...
The Broke College Student’s Guide to Giving Holiday Gifts
You’re a college student, and you don’t have a lot of money to spare. And now that it’s gift-giving season, you might be feeling...
What Holiday Treat Should You Stress Bake/Eat?
It’s the most stre-e-essful time of the year!
Let’s face it: the Hallmark movies they’ve been showing since Halloween don’t depict the real end-of-the-year hustle...
Debunking the Shame in ‘You Should Be Writing!’
"You should be writing!"
This popular tongue-in-cheek rebuke has been a humorous, if not a durable universal higher educational meme, familiar among graduate student researchers,...
10 Small Things Students Should Be Thankful For
We all know we’re supposed to be thankful for the big stuff at this time of year—friends, family, your education, your job, food, good...
Don’t Spend Your Holiday Break Writing
In a few weeks, I’ll be heading to Arizona with my husband and our preschooler. We’ll be on vacation for 13 days, and I...
Gratitude for experiences brings surprising benefits
On Thanksgiving, many of us take a moment to reflect on what we’re grateful for – and we get rewards for doing so. Feeling...
Organization Tips for Graduate Students
Graduate students—and faculty—often find themselves overwhelmed with tasks. Good time management skills are essential, but succeeding in graduate school requires the ability to organize more than your...
What I Learned About Surviving Graduate School
One Saturday night a year ago, as I found myself sitting in my apartment writing a draft IRB proposal, I began to reflect on...
Graduate School Information Sessions
Think you have what it takes to go to graduate school?
Representatives from the College of Graduate Studies will be hosting three workshops that will...