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Student Life & Community
While you are at Yale, you will meet friends, colleagues, and mentors through your academic program. There are lots of additional ways to build relationships that will help you thrive as a graduate student.
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Belonging at Yale
https://belong.yale.edu/
Belonging at Yale is the name for the university’s activities to enhance diversity, support equity, and promote an environment of welcome, inclusion, and respect.
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Chaplain's Office
https://chaplain.yale.edu/
The Chaplain’s Office at Yale supports students from all faith traditions as well as students who don’t identify with any specific tradition. In addition to building community, the Chaplain's office is available to provide pastoral care and grief resources to students.
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Conduct & Grievance Procedures
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences invests in and draws upon the strengths of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive community of scholars and researchers. This page outlines the support resources and procedures available to GSAS students when there are concerns about our shared community values.
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Cross Campus
https://crosscampus.yale.edu
Cross Campus facilitates relationships between Yalies - whether that's alumni to student or alumni to alumni. It's powered by PeopleGrove, an expert in the field, and features ways to engage with Yale: through mentorship, either as a mentor or a mentee; with one-time advice; via an online discussion board to ask questions of fellow Cross Campus users; and by joining groups of interest. Cross Campus also features links to Yale affiliates and resources to help navigate the website, to make the most of being a Cross Campus member, and to be the best mentor or mentee you can be. Cross Campus is open to all alumni and students of Yale College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools, and eventually other members of the Yale community.
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Cultural Centers
https://yalecollege.yale.edu/communities/cultural-centers
The Cultural Centers act as social hubs and community bases for students from various cultures or ethnicities, supplementing the social environment of the larger Yale community.
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Featured Resource
Dean's Emergency Fund
The Dean’s Emergency Fund enables terminal master’s and PhD students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to continue making academic progress despite unanticipated, extreme financial hardships that cannot be resolved through fellowships, loans, or personal resources. The maximum award for eligible requests is $2,000.
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Discrimination & Harassment Resources
https://dhr.yale.edu/
Acts of discrimination and harassment are contrary to the community standards and ideals of our university. If you have experienced discrimination or harassment, been witness to a situation, or just need to talk, we encourage you to seek support. The resources, offices, and individuals highlighted on this site are available to provide guidance and to help you through informal or formal complaint procedures.
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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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Featured Resource
Family Support Subsidy for Parenting PhD Students
PhD students who are registered full-time in any year of study are eligible for the family support subsidy to assist with child-related expenses.
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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.