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  • 2018 New Graduate Assistant Workshop

    As one of the terms of a Graduate Award, students are required to attend the Graduate Assistant Workshop. All new assistantship recipients must attend the workshop, regardless of the nature of their assistantship. This orientation will include faculty panels on best practices for research and teaching assistants, academic and behavioral concerns and how to manage them, and a graduate student panel during lunch.

  • 2018 New Graduate Student Orientation

    Save the date for The Graduate School’s new student orientation on Tuesday August 21, 2018. Orientation is a half-day program where you will learn more about campus resources and have the opportunity to meet your peers from other disciplines. The Graduate School’s orientation is in addition to any department orientation that you may attend.
  • Congratulations Graduates!

    Congratulations Graduates!

    The Graduate School celebrated Commencement on Tuesday, May 8. Click here to see pictures of the day. Congratulations to all of our graduates - you did it!

  • Meet the 2018-19 Schmitt Fellows!

    We are pleased to announce the 2018-19 Schmitt Dissertation Fellows in Leadership and Service. This fellowship, sponsored by the Arthur J. Schmitt foundation, fulfills the late Mr. Schmitt’s educational mission by stressing the importance of intellectual development and service to others.
  • Dakari Quimby, winner of the 2017-18 President's Medallion!

    Dakari Quimby, winner of the 2017-18 President's Medallion!

    Quimby's work focuses on empowering the marginalized in Chicago.

  • Spring 2018 Professional Development Workshops and Brown Bags

    Join us for workshops on diversity, career planning, and preparing for graduation!

  • The Graduate School announces new Associate Dean

    Sue Penckofer, PhD, Faculty Scholar and Distinguished University Research Professor in the School of Nursing, will become the Associate Dean of the Graduate School, effective July 10, 2017.
  • Congratulations, graduates!
    Commencement 2017

    Congratulations, graduates!

    See photos from this year's Commencement ceremony.
    PHOTO GALLERY

  • 2017 Samuel A. Attoh Diversity and Inclusion Awards

    In honor of Loyola’s Jesuit values and the legacy of the late Dean Attoh, the Graduate School is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Samuel A. Attoh Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

  • Spring 2017 Professionalization Events

    Come and join the Graduate School for the Three Minute Thesis competition, Graduation Information Sessions, an IRB information workshop, and a panel on post-graduation finances!

  • Neuroscience Doctoral Student Wins Regional Dissertation Presentation Competition

    Audrey Torcaso, a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience, placed first in the regional Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools’ Three Minute Thesis competition
  • New Resource

    Introducing the Charting Career Pathways Website

    Explore resources for doctoral students seeking careers beyond the academy
  • The Graduate School Leadership Announcement
    Announcement

    The Graduate School Leadership Announcement

    Thomas Regan, S.J., PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and academic dean of St. Joseph College Seminary, will assume the additional duties of dean of The Graduate School, effective May 15, 2017.
  • Profile

    Loyola Connection to New IL Laws

    Research conducted by a Loyola professor and former graduate student from the Criminal Justice department helped to make Senate Bill 2872, also known as the Neighborhood Safety Act, a reality.
  • Snow Explores 19th Century Jesuit Book Trade
    REM

    Snow Explores 19th Century Jesuit Book Trade

    Follow along with Daniel Snow (MA in Public History) as he explores the 19th Century book trade in St. Louis as a part of his Research Experience for Master’s Programs (REM) Fellowship.
  • College of Arts and Sciences Students Vote to Unionize

    College of Arts and Sciences Students Vote to Unionize

    Graduate Assistants from the College of Arts and Sciences voted in favor of unionization on February 8. Most CAS graduate assistants will now be affiliated with Service Employees International Union.

  • Loyola University Chicago Victorian Society Conference

    On Saturday, October 29th, 2016, the Loyola University Chicago Victorian Society hosted their inaugural day conference “Past and Present: New Directions in Victorian Studies”

  • Graduate School Receives Grant from NEH

    The Graduate School received a $25,000 planning grant from NEH for a series of efforts grouped under the title Charting Career Pathways: Enhancing and Sustaining Doctoral Education in the Humanities. These related projects will be directed by Dr. Patricia Mooney-Melvin, the Interim Dean of the Graduate School. Focusing on data gathered from current LUC graduate students in the humanities, Charting Career Pathways will create workshops, internship opportunities, and other forms of career assistance based on the needs of our graduate students.
  • Resources

    Graduate Student Progress System (GSPS)

    Need to submit a form to the Grad School? The Graduate Student Progress System (GSPS) is open to students and GPDs for regular submission of forms, such as the thesis & dissertation proposal, among many others.