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Navigating the Academic Interview and Negotiation Process
The academic interviewing process encompasses three different stages of interviewing, each presenting its own challenges. This workshop will...
Alumni Insights with Medicinal Chemistry Prof. Jane Aldrich
Please join us for a career conversation with Rackham Alum, Jane V. Aldrich. Dr. Aldrich earned her Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry at the...
Navigating Your Disability in the Job Search
Having a disability can make navigating the job environment tricky. This workshop will provide you with insight on the legal, social, and...
Charles M. Blow Presentation
On the topic of Trump, Arrogance, and Democracy
NY Times Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow will present a keynote presentation on the topic of Donald Trump, arrogance, pride, and American...
Asian Studies at the University of Michigan: A Brief History
Professor Donald Lopez, Chair of Asian Languages and Cultures
As the University of Michigan celebrates its bicentennial, it is important to consider the important place of Asian Studies in its history....
Successful Barbour Alumnae: An International Career Panel and Lunch
Please join us for a multi-disciplinary panel discussion about "Life after Barbour" with Rackham alumae and former Barbour Scholars. Our...
100 Years of Opportunity: Asian Women’s Global Engagement
Barbour Centennial Celebrations
This panel will bring together Barbour Scholars for a panel to reflect on Levi Barbour’s original motivation for creating his scholarship,...
Alumni Insights Lunch: Working in a Government Lab
Please join us for lunch and a career conversation with Rackham alum, Victor Marquez. Dr. Marquez graduated with his Ph.D. in Medicinal...
Alumni Insights Lunch: Diverse Careers in STEM
Please join us for lunch and a panel on careers in STEM with Rackham alumni, Dr. Scott Betts, Dr. Anne Juggernauth, Dr. Sabrina Peczonczyk,...
Transferable Skills for Ph.D. Students
Do you struggle with identifying the skills and strengths that you have gained through academic and professional experiences? Articulating...
The Road to Graduate Success
Multidisciplinary Panel
Graduate school can be daunting. It’s often an extended exercise in not being told about the things you’d better know. The path to...
Whistling Vivaldi: Claude Steele's Research on Stereotype Threat
In this session we will discuss some of the research on stereotype threat in Steele's book, Whistling Vivaldi. After a brief introduction,...
Liberating Structures with Amanda Healy
Learn flexible facilitation techniques that maximize inclusion and participation in meetings, classrooms, and community discussions. These...
Impact on Inequality
Contributions of Michigan Social Science
The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial...
Impact on Inequality
Contributions of Michigan Social Science
The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial...
Communicating Across Identities
This workshop will focus on acknowledging the role of social identity within group dynamics. Participants engage in thinking and skill...
Great Expectations: Mentoring Graduate Students
Great Expectations: Mentoring Graduate Students explores common tensions that can arise between advisors and their advisees. The sketch...
CV Writing Workshop
This workshop helps you think through strategies for writing academic CVs by looking at examples from a wide range of fields and considering...
Comics as a Social Justice Medium
Nate Powell, graphic artist
Nate Powell is the artist behind MARCH, the National Book Award-winning graphic novel trilogy co-authored with Congressman John Lewis and...
Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell: MARCH
Co-Presented by the International Institute’s Conflict and Peace Initiative, the King-Chavez-Parks Visiting Professorship Program, and the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
John Lewis is a civil rights leader and an American politician, serving Georgia’s 5th district since 1987. A member of the Democratic...
Marching Forward: A Research and Scholarship Symposium
We invite undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff members to create a poster, short video, graphic, or other creative...
Change It Up
Change it Up! brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive,...
Power and Oppression in Groups
Deepening consideration of social identity and its influences, participants spend time not only understanding how to mitigate and resolve...
Navigating LGBTQ Identities in the Academy
Our panel of experts will discuss their experiences in navigating their LGBTQ identities in the academia. Participants will also be given...
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The Rackham Graduate School is the home of graduate education at the University of Michigan.
