Ramon B. Goings (Inside Higher Education, June 27, 2024)|Posted on July 01, 2024
“[M]any doctoral students… may experience hardships in silence. The doctoral journey is an interesting experience during which students are provided structure through coursework and then, once they enter the dissertation phase, that structure…
Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Elizabeth O. Hileman (Inside Higher Education, July 1, 2024)|Posted on July 01, 2024
“Mastering the art of writing is not just a desirable skill—it is, in fact, an absolute necessity, especially for trainees navigating the complex landscape of STEM disciplines. Proficiency in writing is not merely…
Beckie Supiano (Chronicle of Higher Education, June 28, 2024)|Posted on July 01, 2024
“This decade has so far been a grueling one for the faculty work force. The job isn’t as stable as it used to be — even tenure is no guarantee if a college…
Carlos Sadovi (UIC Today, May 28, 2024)|Posted on May 28, 2024
Kendal McGinnis, last year’s CLS winner from UIC, spent last summer studying Russian in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is currently in Innsbruck, Austria, with an English teaching position through Fulbright Austria, and she will next be in Latvia!
Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 13, 2024)|Posted on May 17, 2024
Self-employment is often overlooked as a professional possibility open to PhDs. However, a surprising number of us, having considered our options, are drawn to it.
Rachel Brazil (Nature, May 8, 2024)|Posted on May 17, 2024
"A continued effort to persuade scientists to share all their results needs to be coupled with policies at funding agencies and journals that reward full transparency."
Tracy Peña and Jessica O'Brien (InsideHigherEd, March 22, 2024)|Posted on March 25, 2024
Never heard of positionality statements? Neither had we until our instructor asked us to explore them...Our research revealed that positionality statements can tell us important information about the author and the author's worldview.
Eric Hoover (Chronicle of Higher Education, March 22, 2024)|Posted on March 25, 2024
A technical problem with the FAFSA has resulted in inaccurate estimates of some applicants’ aid eligibility, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday.
Doctoral student Juan Manuel Losarcos came from Argentina to UIC to study the geology of planets, hoping to pave the route for future space colonists. Now, as part of a team that designed a prize-winning app to virtually explore the moon!
The Graduate College is pleased to announce recipients of its recruitment competitions: the Access Fellowship (recruitment); the University Fellowship (UF); and the Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty (PIF) Fellowship. Recipients have been notified.…
Marco Romagnoli (University Affairs, Jan. 24, 2024)|Posted on February 21, 2024
"[W]hat is driving me to start a PhD? Will that motivation stand the test of time and hardship? What will a doctorate do for me professionally and personally? What is my goal?"