The Graduate School invests in faculty mentorship
Through a new partnership and campus summit, The Graduate School and Center for Faculty Excellence are equipping faculty to better mentor graduate students across disciplines.
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.
Graeme Robertson is named Glass Distinguished Professor, selects doctoral student Sean Norton for fellowship
The professorship emphasizes mentoring, and Robertson says that working with graduate students ‘has been one of the best and most meaningful experiences of my career.’
Jonathan Abramowitz receives 2020 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Abramowitz: ‘It is the greatest feeling to see my students flourish during their time at Carolina and beyond.’
Stella Zhizhi Li, doctoral student in musicology, is 2019-20 Harold J. Glass USAF Graduate Fellow
Annegret Fauser, the Harold J. Glass USAF Faculty Mentor/Graduate Fellow Distinguished Term Professor, selected Li for the fellowship.
Student Focus: Michele Kelley
Michele Kelley, who has both a Royster Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, is pursuing innovative research and also seeking ways to encourage others to pursue science.
Jason Metcalfe receives 2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Graduate School Dean Steve Matson presented the honor during the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
Alumni Focus: Anne York
Doctoral alumna in business administration, academic entrepreneur, mentor shares advice for graduate students, support for diversity.
Jamie Blake is selected as Harold J. Glass USAF Graduate Fellow for 2018-19
Her fellowship provides, among other benefits, mentoring from Annegret Fauser, the professor who selected her specifically for the award.
Damania receives 2018 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Blossom Damania, Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received the 2018 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.
