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  Toolkits for Faculty and Staff

  The Graduate College recently updated our toolkits, which address crucial topics in graduate education. These toolkits connect faculty and programs to resources and strategies to support your work with graduate students from recruitment to graduation and beyond.

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  The Importance of Checking-in and Providing Feedback

  Providing a structured schedule of meetings with advisees will create space for them to connect and create accountability even in the most difficult situations. 

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  Making Campus Visits a Part of Your Recruiting Strategy

  You may be surprised at both the variety of ways to approach the virtual campus visit and some of its benefits. We recently talked with our Administrative Advisory Group about ideas worth pursuing. Here is a recap.

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  Creating Pathways to Career Success Amidst Uncertainty

  As graduate students head into this uncertain future, they need supportive mentoring more than ever. In addition to acknowledging the uncertainty and listening to their worries with openness and empathy, here are some simple steps you can take in the coming months to actively support your graduate students.

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  Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment

  It is easy to assume that the environments we create for our students are inclusive simply because we are well-meaning and intend them to be so. But no matter how well-intentioned we are, we can inadvertently perpetuate behaviors that exclude—rather than include—our students if we don’t take the time to reflect on our practices, educate ourselves, and be open to change. 

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  Now is the Time to be Transparent, Flexible, and Understanding

  Perhaps the most defining characteristic of this pandemic has been uncertainty and unpredictability. We have little notion of what will happen and when. This is true for our personal and professional lives; this is all new and scary. In our interactions with our graduate students, it is important to acknowledge and discuss this uncertainty. 

• Helping Students Prepare for the Job Market

  No matter what career paths your students and postdocs are considering, we have resources to help support them throughout the process.