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Graduate Student Professional Development

Discover resources, connect with mentors, dive deeper into MIT’s 7 professional development competencies, and find out about upcoming events and opportunities.

Graduate professional development is skills-based training complementary to your academic coursework that will augment any career path you decide to follow, within and beyond academe.

MIT provides professional development resources to help you deepen your skills and knowledge in seven areas: career advancement, communication, interpersonal skills, leadership and mentoring, personal development, social responsibility, and teaching. Honing these competencies will give you the confidence to thrive and contribute as a researcher, educator, industry leader, and citizen.

 

A new resource for teaching responsible technology development

Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing | MIT News

The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing publishes a collection of original pedagogical materials developed for instructional use on MIT OpenCourseWare.

Read the full article on MIT News.

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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Graduate Student Financial Resources

As part of a larger Office of Graduate Education initiative supporting graduate student financial wellness, check out OGE’s financial resources that have graduate students in mind

By Amanda Cornwall
Amanda Cornwall Associate Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
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How the Pandemic Changed My Teaching – The Moral Dilemma of Going Back

Professor Eric Mazur of Harvard University will discuss his recent insights and innovations from teaching during the pandemic.

Wed, February 16, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST | Virtual

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About this event

Traditionally education has been constrained by the …

By Simona Rosu
Simona Rosu Senior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
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Building technological tools for nuclear disarmament

Mentorship has played a central role in the twists and turns of MIT Associate Professor Areg Danagoulian’s life. Professor Danagoulian is using his research in nuclear physics to build new systems for detecting nuclear weapons and verifying their dismantlement.

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By Elsie Otero
Elsie Otero Assistant Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
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Compassionate mentorship both inside and outside the lab

Although his professional expertise lies in developing chemical catalysts, MIT Visiting Professor Karthish Manthiram also makes sure to catalyze positive relationships with his graduate students.

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By Shannon Desmond
Shannon Desmond Senior Client Support Lead
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Meet Breanna
Meet Journee
Meet Hannah
  • Associate Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
Meet Ashley
  • Senior Advisor for Communications , MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor
Meet Michael Patrick
  • Director of the Writing and Communication Center (WCC)
Meet Elena

Lily Liu

Graduate Student
  • PhD Student, gwaMIT Co-Chair
Meet Lily
  • Senior Lecturer, Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program
Meet David

Diana Chien

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

Sean Clarke

Alumni, Partner
  • Communication Instructor + Biotech Liaison
Meet Sean