Life During Graduate School Article

Making the Most of Your Time in Graduate School

Whether you find yourself in graduate school for one year, three years or seven years, you will want to get as much as you possibly can out of the experience. We've outlined a few key tasks to help you do just that.

How to Be a Great Graduate Teaching Assistant

Many graduate students work as teaching assistants for undergraduate courses to gain experience in the classroom and earn a little extra cash. This is more than a part-time job, however, and with our help, you can become a great TA in no time.

Five Tips for Finishing Your Dissertation

Writing a book-length piece of original research is a difficult if not daunting task. A graduate school professor shares her tips for finishing your dissertation in 5 manageable steps.

Should grad students have the right to unionize?

Two recent appointments to the National Labor Relations Board may open the door for graduate teaching assistants to collectively bargain for fair wages and limits on the number of classes taught. But are grad students employees? - April 2010

The Seven Ways to Get Positively Noticed as an Applicant

Having been in charge of graduate school enrollment for a number of years, Dr. Don Martin knows a thing or two (or seven) about what students can do to get noticed. Read his helpful tips here.

Making the Most of Your Time in Graduate School

How to Be a Great Graduate Teaching Assistant

Five Tips for Finishing Your Dissertation

Should grad students have the right to unionize?

The Seven Ways to Get Positively Noticed as an Applicant

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