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2024 “Spilling the Tea” with MIT Graduate Alumna

The “Spilling the Tea” series is back! At these small-scale, limited-enrollment events, join in a conversation with an alumna leader over (iced) tea and cookies. Each of the “Spilling the Tea” parties takes an important topic incorporating an aspect of …

By Amanda Cornwall
Amanda Cornwall Associate Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
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The MIT Grad Blog

About the Grad Blog

We, the Graduate Students of MIT, welcome you to our Blog. This is where we tell our stories. We pledge to be unadulterated and unabashed in this pursuit.

This Blog is our playground, our stage, our …

By Amanda Cornwall
Amanda Cornwall Associate Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
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Featured Profiles

Diana Chien

Alumni, Partner
  • Program Director, School of Engineering Communication Lab
Meet Diana

Sean Clarke

Alumni, Partner
  • Communication Instructor + Biotech Liaison
Meet Sean
  • Director of the Writing and Communication Center (WCC)
Meet Elena
  • Director of Product Management and Strategy / Alum Broadcom
Meet Ravi
  • Senior Advisor for Communications , MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor
Meet Michael Patrick
  • Associate Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
Meet Ashley

Featured Resources

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Application materials for PhDs and Postdocs: Examples and how-to guides

These resources are designed for MIT PhDs and postdocs to serve as guides through the process of career document preparation. …

CAPD Podcast Playlist: Professional Development & Career Competencies

Check out CAPD’s ever-expanding playlist of podcasts offering insight into professional development & career competencies.

When Science Speaks

When Science Speaks is a pocast series profiling innovative and interesting people working in science and technical fields – from …

PLOS Curated Tools for Scientists

“Ten Simple Rules” provide a quick, concentrated guide for mastering some of the professional challenges research scientists face in their …

Grad Commx

Gradcommx was designed by the OGE to address broadly transferable skills rather than discipline-specific training. It is meant to be …

Defend & Publish Podcast

A weekly podcast Defend & Publish designed to help get you started (or restarted) on your academic writing projects. Episodes …