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Explore graduate and postdoctoral student stories, discover ASU resources and funding opportunities. It's all on our blog, The Graduate Insider: graduate.asu.edu/about/graduate-insider

This fall, over 450 graduate students from Arizona received the Accelerated Master's Award, helping our state's residents continue their academic journey at ASU.

Congrats Devils!
https://graduate.asu.edu/accelerated-masters-award

We kicked off National Postdoc Appreciation Week with breakfast, conversation and community at the Graduate College. ASU postdocs also had a chance to meet Riley Braase, our new Manager of Postdoctoral Affairs, and learn how the new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is here to support them throughout their ASU experience.

Explore the new home for ASU postdocs at postdocs.asu.edu.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from the Graduate College! 🎉
From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, we join in recognizing the histories, cultures and achievements of Hispanic and Latino communities and celebrate the impact of our Hispanic and Latino graduate students, faculty and alumni at ASU.

Happy first day of fall! 🍂 We hope your semester is off to a great start. Here's to cooler days, cozy sweaters and continued success throughout the season.

Meet the professionals joining us for "Career panel: Where can your graduate degree take you?"

You’ll hear from leaders working in energy and environmental policy research, government finance and nonprofit leadership and learn how advanced skills can support meaningful careers across sectors.

Sept. 29 | 1:30–3 p.m. AZ time
Interdisciplinary B, Room 280
Online viewing available
Free | Refreshments provided

Your mentor deserves more than “They’re great.” Tell us why!

What did they do? How did they support your growth? What opportunity did they help you pursue? How has their mentorship shaped your graduate experience or what comes next? Those details can make a nomination stand out.

If an ASU faculty member has made a meaningful difference in your journey, nominate them for a 2026–27 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. ⏰ Nominations close Sept. 25. Give yourself time to reflect, write and make the case for your mentor.

Learn more: https://graduate.asu.edu/resources-faculty-and-staff/outstanding-faculty-mentors/nominate-faculty-mentor

You know how to research. What if you applied those skills to teaching? 🔎

Current ASU graduate students can join the free Teaching as Research workshop to learn how evidence, assessment and inquiry can help you understand what works in the classroom—and improve how you teach.

📅 Oct. 1 | 1–2 p.m.

Learn more: https://graduate.asu.edu/graduate-insider/cirtl-series

Your research. One slide. Three minutes. Ready? 🎤

Get to know the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition and learn what it takes to turn your research into a presentation that connects with audiences beyond your field. This free virtual workshop series is open to current ASU graduate students.

📅 Oct. 7 | 1–2 p.m. | Zoom
Learn more: https://graduate.asu.edu/graduate-insider/3MT-workshop-series

Great mentors do more than give good advice. They listen. They challenge you. They connect you with opportunities. They help you grow as a scholar and a professional. And sometimes, they change what you believe is possible for yourself. Sound like someone you know?

Take some time to tell their story by nominating them for an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. Nominations from ASU graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are open through Sept. 25.

Learn more: https://graduate.asu.edu/resources-faculty-and-staff/outstanding-faculty-mentors/nominate-faculty-mentor