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Advising & Mentoring
Yale is one of the best places in the world for you to make the transformation from student to independent researcher, from consumer to producer of knowledge. Along the way, you will weave together a network of advisers and mentors who will support you in the pursuit of your intellectual and professional goals. Graduate education is a collaborative enterprise: You are not alone. Yale’s many advisers and mentors are here to help you in this intellectual journey.
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DPRS: Dissertation Progress Reporting and Submission
https://registrar.yale.edu/student-records/dissertations/dissertation-submission
Comprehensive deadlines and guidance for dissertation submission, with access to the DPRS system, through which you will officially submit your dissertation to the Graduate School to complete your degree requirements.
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Duke Graduate School Mentoring Toolkit
https://gradschool.duke.edu/professional-development/mentoring/
The Duke Graduate School has created a variety of resources to support graduate students and faculty in building strong mentoring relationships.
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En Route MA or MS in a Different PhD Program
Students enrolled in a PhD program may seek to receive an en route MA or MS degree from another program, provided it is in a related field and deemed necessary by your adviser and DGS for the completion of your proposed dissertation research.
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FEAST for Teaching
The Graduate School’s "Free Eating Attracts Students & Teachers" ("FEAST") program allows faculty course supervisors and their teaching fellows or part time acting instructors to discuss teaching issues over lunch.
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Office for Graduate Student Engagement & Development (OGSED)
The Office for Graduate Student Engagement and Development (OGSED) is committed to building and maintaining a nurturing and caring community of scholars where students from diverse backgrounds and experiences are supported in their professional and intellectual goals and pursuits.
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Poorvu Center: Graduate Writing Lab
https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/writing/graduate
The Poorvu Center’s Graduate Writing Lab supports Yale graduate students in all aspects of written, oral, and visual communication. You can discuss a draft with a GWL Fellow in a 1–1 writing consultation; write with other graduate students at an All Write or Retreat; or join a peer-review group to give and receive support as you make progress on your dissertation, prospectus, or fellowship application. The GWL also offers over 100 workshops per year and a suite of public speaking programs. Alongside these resources, the GWL strives to promote a culture among graduate students that centers writing as a process of developing, refining, and disseminating knowledge, nurtured within a supportive community of scholars.
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GSAS Dean's Office
The Graduate School’s Dean’s Office provides centralized support for GSAS students and faculty, as well as its many academic, pre-professional, social, and cultural programs. The office sets and administers Graduate School policy, stewards and distributes university resources, advocates for the needs of graduate students, and provides leadership to advance the mission and strategic direction of GSAS.
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GSAS First-Year Focus Program
GSAS First-Year Focus is an optional, year-long program for first-year graduate students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, sponsored by the Office for Graduate Student Engagement and Development (OGSED), to provide incoming students with the skills, connections, and community that will let them flourish at Yale.
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GSAS Mentoring Conversation Guide for Graduate Students
PDF — 175.5 KB
The Graduate School Dean's Office has developed this brief guide for structuring your mentoring conversations to aid in your academic and professional development.
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GSAS Sample Mentoring Agreement
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Mentoring agreements (sometimes referred to as “compacts”) are common in the sciences as a tool to guide and define collaboration between faculty, graduate students, and/or postdocs in a lab setting. This template mentoring agreement has been adapted from the American Association of Medical Colleges and the Advising Agreement between Graduate Students and Faculty at Brown University.