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Dean Jo Rae Wright Delivers Opening Convocation Address for Graduate and Professional Students

Dean Jo Rae Wright

With the theme “Opening Doors,” Dean Jo Rae Wright in her Convocation address conveyed to students that the pursuit of graduate and professional study has the potential to yield great personal and professional benefits, but that they must be proactive in getting their educational needs met. “Finishing your graduate or professional work will vastly improve your employment opportunities and open many doors for you.  But in order for you to have your best shot of aligning your actual opportunities for employment with your aspirations and ambitions, you will have to take responsibility for ensuring that you get what you need here.”  For the complete text of her speech, click here.

September 2010 Graduate School Newsletter
The September 2010 Graduate School Newsletter is now available online. We hope that you will enjoy it and find plenty of helpful information throughout the issue.

Competitive Fellowships for Continuing Students for Academic Year 2010-2011
The Graduate School is delighted to announce the recipients of the Competitive Fellowships for Continuing Students for Academic Year 2010-2011.

2010 recipients for the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients for the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring.

From the Dean

At Duke, the Graduate School serves as the intellectual and academic core of the university -- the place where we strive to achieve the fullest realization of the institution's two fundamental missions:

  1. to educate the next generation of teachers, scholars, researchers and professional leaders and
  2. to develop the fields of knowledge and research within which these leaders will work.
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Robert Saunders

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Robert Saunders

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