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The Graduate School is launching a task force to examine graduate student stipends and benefits, and a survey to assess funding and academic advising/mentorship.

In April 2018, the CU Boulder Graduate School partnered with Institutional Research to send a housing survey to 4874 graduate students via an online survey platform.

As part of our efforts to better support you during your studies at CU Boulder, the Graduate School partnered in the 2017-2018 academic year with various campus offices to explore short-term and long-term options for improving the housing situation. To ensure that we are pursuing options that best address graduate...

PhD candidate Allison Shelton admits she’s a procrastinator who suffers from writing anxiety. That could be a problem as she prepares to write her dissertation. She’s not alone.

The Graduate School of the University of Colorado Boulder will host its inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom. Competitors will describe their thesis in three minutes, using only one static slide, in front of...

Dear CU Boulder Graduate Community, I am writing concerning the impacts of proposed federal tax legislation on graduate students and graduate education. We in the Graduate School are in close contact with CU’s federal relations team as we follow federal tax reform legislation proposals and analyze their effects on our...

I’m Lina Perez-Angel, a PhD candidate in the geology department. I study how climate has changed through time since 6 Ma in the Tropical Andes. My biggest interest is the relationship between climate and tectonics, particularly in the tropics. I chose CU Boulder to work with Peter Molnar (Crafoord Prize...

Do you find yourself saying… Can my advisor do that? How do I talk to…? My department is a war zone! Isn’t there a rule about that? What are my options? If you are having trouble navigating the dynamics of a busy lab, departmental politics or conflict with your advisor/committee,...

Graduate student Julie Byle wants to change how science is learned and taught. Drawing on her experiences teaching youth science programs, she is delving into a new and transformative approach. She is one of 27 CU Boulder graduate students who will have an opportunity to expand their research efforts after...