MAY 2021
Dear Spartans,

We hope you enjoy this edition of the Graduate School's Illuminating the News, which is devoted to the themes of Leadership and Resilience. We’ve all made it through the Spring semester and through over a year of pandemic disruptions, and Summer has arrived with some real hope for respite. I want to express my appreciation for all our alumni, friends, supporters, and readers; for the personal resilience and everyday leadership you've undoubtedly demonstrated through these times. While it will take some time for things to fully rebound, I hope that this summer you will find some time to recharge. Finally, I want to wish all our MSU graduates great success as they celebrate and embark on their next chapter!

Happy reading,
Thomas D. Jeitschko
Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Dean of the Graduate School
GRADUATE EDUCATION OUTSTANDING ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Feature Interview
Leadership As Resilience & the
Talent to Innovation Continuum
Principal Research Scientist for Talent Assessment at Amazon and MSU alum (PhD 2010), Dr. Anthony S. Boyce, offers sage advice to readers at any stage of their career on how to hone in on their talents, and cultivate resilient and innovative leadership qualities.

PhD Career Services
Preparedness for a
Future Full of Possibilities
The job market for PhDs has been evolving for decades... This evolution of career opportunities for graduate students has moved even more quickly during COVID-19...

Graduate Student Life & Wellness
The Leadership Development Fellowship
The Fellowship is one way that the Graduate School aims to realize our vision of advancing humanity and furthering knowledge to shape the future...

Post Doctoral Affairs
The Long Path of Training in Academic Research
PostDocs conduct research in every college at MSU and are frequently the main drivers of the data collection and experimentation that lead to so many exciting breakthroughs...

SPRING 2021 MEDIA SPOTLIGHT: AWARDS & RANKINGS
MSU celebrates new, continued top-ranked graduate programs

In its 2022 America's Best Graduate Schools ranking, U.S. News and World Report recognized five of Michigan State University's graduate programs as first in the nation...

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msutoday.msu.edu
HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in...

MSU PhD alumns, Evert Njomen and Kyle Card, were awarded Hanna Gray Fellowships from the HHMI. Each is awarded up to $1.4M over 8 years to support their movement through a Post Doc...

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www.hhmi.org
Howard Hughes Medical Institute names recent MSU...

HHMI names recent MSU Chemistry Ph.D. alum as 2021 Hanna Gray Fellow Evert Njomen, currently working at the Scripps Research Institute...

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www.chemistry.msu.edu
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
We engage with our donors in a variety of ways. For a sampling of our events, click the image above for a recording of the Good Trouble virtual documentary film lecture and discussion which took place in January 2021 and was led by University Distinguished Professor, History & Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Pero Dagbovie, and held in association with the MSU Alumni Office. Stay tuned for our updates on Graduate School events in Fall 2021!

During the Spring 2021 semester, the Graduate School hosted 3 virtual events highlighting our Diverse & Inclusive Learning Communities, University Distinguished Fellowships, and the Dr. Karen Klomparens Endowment in Support of Graduate Fellowships. Click below to donate toward associated funds.