Graduate Communities for Academic Fellowship and Efficacy
Grad CAFE is an NSF-funded strengths-based, holistic, interdisciplinary, intersectional, multi-tiered mentoring community. This program:
- illuminates the hidden curriculum of graduate school for underrepresented first- and second year students
- offers professional development and skills development for early- and late-career graduate students
- creates opportunities for networking and mentoring
- builds a sense of community and belonging to the participants.
Learn more about Grad CAFE
- Grad CAFE promotional video
- Grad CAFE 2024 final report
- U of A’s Grad CAFE helps underrepresented STEM students succeed socially, academically (RII, August 29, 2024)
- Graduate Communities for Academic Fellowship & Efficacy (Grad CAFE) receives $1 million NSF Innovations in Graduate Education grant (Faculty Digest, 10/3/2024)
Program Contact
Dr. Celeste Atkins: catkins@arizona.edu