Image Beyond Your Academic Expertise: Recognize Your Professional Strengths Wednesday Early results from the Career Readiness & Mobility Inventory are in! Explore what these findings suggest, learn how everyday graduate experiences build transferable skills, and discover how a free, 10-minute self-assessment can help you choose one meaningful next step for your professional growth. Read more
Image Nobody Goes Through Grad School Alone: Mentoring Programs and Resources from the Graduate College & MENTOR Institute Wednesday Looking for guidance on funding, career paths, or navigating graduate school? Discover how the Graduate Center and the MENTOR Institute support your journey, and helping you build professional confidence. Hear directly from graduate peers on why intentional mentoring is worth the time. Read more
Image University Fellow Enrique Olivares-Pelayo selected for the Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars 2026 award Sept. 18, 2026 Enrique is one of nine scholars selected for their promising work examining violence and addressing contemporary problems. His dissertation “Running Raza: An Ethnography from Inside Arizona’s Prisons” explores the carceral landscape and how it impacts the individuals in it and beyond. Learn more about this year's scholars on HFG Foundation's official announcement. Read more
Image Third-Party Contract Employers: An Alternative Path into Industry Sept. 11, 2026 Learn what a third-party contractor position is, how this employment path works, and the ways it could fit into your career journey. Read more
Interested in Professional Development? Learn how a new self-assessment can help you understand your key strengths. Sept. 10, 2026 Your career skills, decoded. Take the Career Readiness & Mobility Inventory this fall and see how you measure up on what employers actually value. Read more
Image Funding 101: Navigating Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students Sept. 10, 2026 Funding your degree shouldn't be a mystery. Join our Finding Funding for Graduate Students Workshop Thursday Sept 17th. Read more
Image Meet Your New Graduate Center Wellness Team Member — And Help Shape What Comes Next Aug. 27, 2026 Read more
Image One Fellowship, Two students. How U of A being a Hispanic-Serving Institution benefited two graduate students on their journey from student to ASCENDr Fellow. Aug. 27, 2026 Read more
Image Preparing for Faculty Job Applications: Demystifying the Academic Job Market Aug. 27, 2026 Read more