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The Graduate School releases first wave of PhD Career Pathways Project survey responses

Published: December 18, 2018

The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame recently received the first wave of findings from its involvement in the PhD Career Pathways Project facilitated by the Council of Graduate Schools…

Shreejan Shrestha demonstrates 'Arclite' at the Global Grad Show

MFA student Shreejan Shrestha selected for 'Global Grad Show' in Dubai

Published: November 12, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

This week, Notre Dame graduate student Shreejan Shrestha travels to Dubai to showcase his work in the Global Grad Show, taking place November 12-17, 2018. Organized in partnership with the Investment Corporation of Dubai, the Global Grad Show is Dubai Design Week’s signature event, featuring 150 innovative…

Associate Dean John Lubker discusses leadership programming at the International Leadership Association's annual conference

Associate Dean Lubker Discusses LASER at International Leadership Conference

Published: November 06, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

The Graduate School’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, John Lubker, presented last week at the International Leadership Association’s (ILA) 20thannual global conference in West Palm Beach. The conference was titled “Authentic Leadership for Progress, Peace & Prosperity” and aimed to examine…

Associate Dean John Lubker joins LASER participants for a curling-themed team-building event

The Graduate School launches training program for Leaders Advancing Socially Engaged Research (LASER)

Published: October 29, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

This year, the Graduate School launched a new experiential training program focused on leadership skills and social responsibility. Leaders Advancing Socially Engaged Research, or LASER, is aimed at Notre Dame doctoral students in their 3rd or 4th years of study, and is intended to complement students’…

Notre Dame's Global Gateway center in Rome

Notre Dame's Global Gateway in Rome Announces Second Annual Seminar for Graduate Students

Published: October 26, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

Notre Dame's Rome Global Gateway program, facilitated through Notre Dame International, is announcing its second annual seminar in Rome for Notre Dame graduate students in the humanities who want to learn to work with Roman primary sources. Successful applicants to the program will receive up to $3500…

Dean Valerie Ashby shares steps for overcoming 'Impostor Syndrome'

Dean Valerie Ashby Delivers Lecture on 'Impostor Syndrome'

Published: October 25, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

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New students pose on God Quad during Graduate Student Orientation

Dean Carlson Welcomes Incoming Class, Emphasizes Community

Published: September 04, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

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Regan Jones

Regan Jones Receives Colonel Jack Stephens Citizenship Award

Published: September 04, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

Last week Major Regan Jones, the Program Director of the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, received the Colonel Jack Stephens Citizenship Award. Named for a former Notre Dame athletic director and professor of military studies, the award is given annually to a distinguished member of…

Jenna Davidson

Jenna Davidson Wins AAUW Fellowship

Published: August 20, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

Jenna Davidson recently won an American Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a group aiming to empower women and girls through research, scholarship, and community projects. A fifth-year doctoral student in the Department of Biological Sciences, Davidson’s…

Clay firefighters waive a patriotic Notre Dame flag at "Storm the Stadium"

“Storm the Stadium” Raises Money for Notre Dame Students Connected to U.S. Military

Published: July 10, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

This past July 4th, South Bend and the University of Notre Dame celebrated Independence Day in an exciting new way: by embracing physical fitness and raising money for a patriotic cause. The first annual “Storm the Stadium” fundraiser invited community members to stair-climb in the historic…

Graduate School Honors Four Graduating Doctoral Students with the Shaheen Awards

Published: May 24, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

This year’s winners boast cutting-edge research accomplishments in their fields, as well as notable publication records, national recognition, talent for teaching and mentorship, and dedication to the community.

Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of Oxford and recipient of an honorary degree at Notre Dame's 2018 Commencement

Oxford vice-chancellor Louise Richardson to speak at Graduate School Commencement

Published: April 23, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

The Graduate School’s annual Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. in the Compton Family Ice Arena. During the ceremony, the University will confer 286 doctoral degrees and 500 master’s degrees, as well as present several awards to distinguished members of the Graduate School community.

Nsf Graduate Research Fellowship Program Feature

23 students and alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awards or honorable mentions

Published: April 12, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

The fellowship provides three years of financial support in the form of $34,000 annual stipends and $12,000 cost-of-education allowances to the fellows’ graduate institutions.

Arslan and Oyekole-Smith Named Humanities Without Walls Fellows

Published: March 26, 2018

Author: Nora Kenney

Two Notre Dame graduate students in the College of Arts and Letters have been named 2018 Humanities Without Walls (HWW) pre-doctoral workshop fellows, Caitlin Smith-Oyekole, a fourth-year in English, and Sevda Arslan, a second-year in Anthropology.

Call for Nominations: Graduate School Commencement Awards

Published: November 13, 2017

Author: Nora Kenney

Each year, the Graduate School presents several major awards at Notre Dame Commencement. These include the James A. Burns, C.S.C. Award, the Director of Graduate Studies Award, the Graduate Administrative Staff Member Award, and the Distinguished Graduate Alumnus Award. Last year, the Graduate School also conferred the inaugural Notebaert Award.

Sarah Lum Wins Graduate Research Fellowship Award from the National Institute of Justice

Published: October 10, 2017

Author: Nora Kenney

The fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is one of ten 2017 recipients of the high-profile Graduate Research Fellowship in STEM from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).