Renovations bring new life to the Graduate Student Center
Recent renovations to the Graduate Student Center have given this beloved space a much-needed makeover and a boost in charm.
Impressive showing at 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
At our annual 3MT competition, graduate students have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their (often complex) research to a non-specialist audience. Our latest competition was nothing short of impressive.
The Graduate School attends annual Graduate Career Consortium to enrich career development opportunities for graduate students
Leadership from The Graduate School attended and presented at the 2023 Graduate Career Consortium.
New metaphors to guide career development—Vanessa Doriott Anderson for Inside Higher Ed
Graduate education is defined by the ladder metaphor— work your way up from student to professor with your job eventually becoming your whole life— but we need new metaphors that offer more room for exploration and failure, writes CareerWell’s Vanessa Doriott Anderson.
Graduate students host professional development conference
Graduate students from across North Carolina connected for a professional development networking event in mid-May.
The many ways humanists matter—Vanessa Doriott Anderson for Inside Higher Ed
The humanities are framed as in constant crisis, writes CareerWell’s Vanessa Doriott Anderson, but, in fact, they prepare graduate students extraordinarily well for the world of work.
The Graduate School welcomes Buck Goldstein as executive in residence for CareerWell
Buck Goldstein ’70 (’76 JD) will join The Graduate School’s CareerWell program as an executive in residence, effective January 2022.
Preparing graduate students for the future of work
CareerWell, a new program from The Graduate School, helps graduate and professional students sharpen career skills so they are better-prepared for an evolving job market outside academia.
Graduate students gain real-world experience through team-based multidisciplinary internships
Graduate students who participated in CareerWell gained real-world, multidisciplinary experience through team-based work for corporate partners PRA Health Sciences and Enzerna Biosciences, Inc.
Enzerna Biosciences enters one-year partnership with CareerWell to support graduate student development
Joseph Ruiz, president of the biotechnology company, also recently joined CareerWell as an executive in residence and Advisory Committee member.
