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• GRID 2012 Announcement

  Graduate Research Interaction Day 2012 will take place all day on April 11th 2012. This year session will include exciting presentations and posters from University of Maryland graduate students of diverse disciplines and backgrounds. Students will share their research, obtain valuable faculty and peer feedback, and hone their conference presentation skills within the comfort of their own campus environment. More about: GRID 2012 Announcement

• 6 Hopeful and 4 Scary Trends for Grad School Grants

  "The recent economic troubles have sparked four trends that are worsening immediate financial hurdles for almost anyone considering graduate school, causing applications to many graduate programs to fall." More about: 6 Hopeful and 4 Scary Trends for Grad School Grants

• Help to the Finish Line: Ways to Reduce the Number of Ph.D. Dropouts

  "Doctoral students in the United States are finishing their degrees faster than at any point since at least 1983. But that's not actually saying much. Their average time-to-degree is still a formidable 7.7 years and that, of course, is for the students who manage to finish at all. By some estimates, more than 30 percent of the students who enter American doctoral programs walk away empty-handed." More about: Help to the Finish Line: Ways to Reduce the Number of Ph.D. Dropouts

• Highlight Your Research!

  "Graduate Students are welcome to share their research with the University Community in the Graduate Student Spotlight. Spotlights will be featured on the GSG website and will be eligible for inclusion in University publications." More about: Highlight Your Research!

• Graduate School Fellowships Update

  Are you a graduate student looking for fellowship opportunities? The GSG fellowship webpage has been updated with the latest fellowship opportunities for graduate students. More about: Graduate School Fellowships Update

• The Time-to-Degree Conundrum

  "It's job-market season again, and for those who plan to hire new assistant professors, the usual embarrassment of riches awaits. For more than a generation now, job candidates have been hitting the market with amazing qualifications. Hiring committees routinely choose among applicants who have accomplished much, much more than their interviewers had at comparable stages of our own careers." More about: The Time-to-Degree Conundrum

• Help Plan Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) 2012!

  The Graduate Student Government seeks graduate students to help plan Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) 2012, set for Wednesday, April 11. This exciting event will feature research presentations of graduate students from all disciplines across campus and feature free food, great speakers, and a chance to learn more about graduate research from all around campus. More about: Help Plan Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) 2012!

• GSG President's Address to the Assembly : September 2011

  "Read on for the GSG president Anna Bedford's speech to the Assembly on Housing concerns of graduate students, parental leave from studies and more!" More about: GSG President's Address to the Assembly : September 2011

• President's Report to the Assembly November 2010

  At the November Meeting, the President gave this report, covering a very broad range of issues from DOTS Game Day Passes to the establishment of the Library Technology Fee Committee More about: President's Report to the Assembly November 2010