For the past two years, the Graduate School has collected recipes from our community to support grad students in making healthy, inexpensive meals. This year, nourishing our community is more important than ever. Like many, we here at the Graduate School have tried to embrace the new normal of...
For the second installment of our Pomodoro Pal series, Sarah Smith, Graduate Student Association President and Francophone Studies PhD student, joined us for a work session at the Student Union. Now that Sarah has finished up her coursework, she’s been plugging away at her dissertation research...
We’ve been working on new ways to connect our graduate students amid COVID related restrictions and upheavals. Like our virtual Shut Up and Write sessions held on Zoom over the summer, our Pomodoro Pal series is an easy way to get motivated and find support. Several students told us that they were...
In graduate school, deadlines are everywhere. And, as graduation nears, the time you have between where you are and what needs to be done can easily slip away. Projects and papers pile up, stress levels rise, and it becomes harder to squeeze in research and dedicated writing time. Making the best...
In this moment, our city faces heightened racial tensions between protesters and local leaders. Our graduate community continues to stand in solidarity with those protesting anti-Black racism and racial violence. Over the summer, we sat down with several graduate students who are active in the fight...
Grad school is hard, so you need the best tools at your side to keep thriving. Here’s a rundown of 10 best apps for grad school, from productivity-boosters to apps to help you unwind. Apps to Keep You on Track You may already be using an app like Trello to coordinate your projects. If not, it’s time...
Olivia LaHaye has been recognized as the recipient of the Spring 2020 Alumni Association Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award. On Friday, she will earn a Master of Science degree in civil engineering. After completing her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Â鶹ҹÊÐ in 2018, this Vidrine...
Abby Pratt, a deep-sea octopus researcher, is one of our four finalists for the Spring 2020 Alumni Association Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award. She will earn a Master’s of Science degree in Biology this week. After growing up in Poway, California, Abby earned her bachelor’s degree in zoology at...
Tyler Martinez, a student of Rhetoric and Literature, is one of our four finalists for the Spring 2020 Alumni Association Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award. He will earn a Master’s of Arts degree in English this week. Tyler, a Thibodaux native, obtained his bachelor’s degree in English at UL...
Meldy Tanako, an accomplished pianist, is one of our four finalists for the Spring 2020 Alumni Association Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award. She will earn a Master’s degree in Music next week. Meldy, who is from Medan, Indonesia, obtained her undergraduate degree at UCSI University in Malaysia...
