Spotlight

"You don't have to give up practitioner values to do research." Alyssa Stefanese Yates, Doctoral Student, College of Education
Alyssa likes that she can explore higher education, adult learning, and organizational theory in her program here.
“Graduate students come to MSU with fresh interests, a drive for their work to make a difference for future generations, and a commitment to contribute to the education of undergraduates through teaching and research mentoring,” -Dr. Kateri Salk, Alumnus, College of Natural Science
Kateri hopes that the knowledge produced by her scholarship helps aid better decision making around conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems- and that through her course work she helps... Read More
"When you bring all the different groups together and you're hearing the different perspectives, it gives you a firm insight on what people are bringing to the table and how to navigate certain discussions.” -Dukernse "Duke" Augustin, Masters Student, College of Communication Arts & Sciences
Duke has published some of his research that he conducted during his time in SROP, and is moving into research that focuses on public health initiatives in Flint.
“I’ve never received a message from other institutions saying ‘welcome, what can we do to help you’,” Ceylan Ozdem Mertens, Postdoc, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Ceylan has designed and conducted an experiment to analyze individuals’ decision making patterns which are correlated to their reported social media use and phone-reported screen time.
"I never considered myself a teacher- and that word still doesn't necessarily resonate with me, but the word educator absolutely does." -Megumi "Meg" Moore (Akehi), Doctoral Student, College of Education
Meg worked for Graduate Student Life and Wellness in a role that exposed her to a lot of graduate student opportunities for professional development. She believes that the Graduate School at MSU... Read More
"MSIs serve students that matter to me. They matter to me because they're people." -Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, Doctoral Student, College of Education
Stephanie Aguilar-Smith is a doctoral student in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education (HALE) program in the College of Education, also pursuing a certificate in Chicano/Latino Studies.
"Working for justice in one setting is working for justice everywhere." -Lucas Al-Zoughbi, Doctoral Student, College of Social Science
He grew up in the context of military occupation and now is motivated to work for justice especially in Palestine as he hopes to return after completing his studies.
Aishwarrya Deore
Each year, the Deloitte Foundation recognizes doctoral candidates from around the United States who are performing outstanding work with its Doctoral Fellowship Program.
"Businesses have so much power, I want to help in reshaping organizations to make the world a better place" -Jacob Bradburn, Doctoral Student, College of Social Science
While Jacob applied to multiple programs, when he came to visit MSU he saw researchers who loved what they did and was compelled by the scope of things Spartans were trying to research and accomplish.
"Thanks" spelled out in scrabble letters
Here are the winning entries from the GRADitude 2020 contest!

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