Academic Support

Resources to help you navigate the hidden curriculum of graduate education and build your awareness of strategies and resources to support your success. 

• GEAR1 (Graduate EducAtion Resources for Your 1st Year): A Canvas-based guide to support the transition to graduate education at the University of Minnesota, provided by the Graduate School.
• GEAR+ (Graduate Education Resources Beyond Your First Year): A framework of online resources that connect areas of your academic and professional development, including: Components of Successful Development; Your Dissertation/Thesis, and Exploring Career Paths.
• GradHacker: A blog from Inside Higher Ed featuring diverse perspectives on navigating higher ed, advice to help graduate students succeed and feel supported, and more.
• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD): On-demand access to the mentoring, tools, and support graduate students to be successful in the Academy.
• Pd.education: An online portal affiliated with the University of Minnesota that provides graduate students with support in specialized skills like academic writing, research methodologies, and wellness and motivation.

• Citation managers: Tools and guides from the UMN Libraries to use to help you effectively organize texts you have read and quickly build citations and bibliographies.
• Research: Security and Compliance Handbook
• Statistics Consultations with CLA LATIS: Contact latisresearch@umn.edu to request an appointment. 
• UMN Libraries Services
  • Psychology Subject Guide: Tailored guidance to help you identify discipline-specific resources and databases.
  • Research services: Guidance and consultation on publishing, copyright, data analysis, grant seeking, etc.
  • Subject Specialist Librarian for Psychology, Amy Riegelman: Provides personalized assistance with research and finding resources.

• Academic Skills Coaching: Individualized sessions are available to graduate students; provided by Student Academic Success Services (SASS). 
• Dissertation Calculator: A tool to help you budget your time and plan.
• Time Management Tutorial from Effective U: Explore strategies for prioritizing goals and managing your busy schedule. 

• Community of Scholars Program Writing Initiative: Cultivates spaces where BIPOC graduate writers are supported in their writing practice and grounded in community. Programming includes writing workshops, groups, and retreats.
• Student Writing Support from the Center for Writing: Access writing resources and tools, and sign up for writing consultations. 
• Dissertation and thesis support groups: from Student Counseling Services: sign up for counselor-facilitated group sessions with other graduate students.
• The Thesis Whisperer: Writing and productivity advice from Professor Inger Mewburn, director of researcher development at The Australian National University.