Graduate Student Success Program
THI’s Graduate Student Success (GSS) program supports first and second-year graduate students who were eligible for a Cota-Robles award at UC Santa Cruz. The GSS program offers students fellowships, workshops, mentorship opportunities, and cohort building activities.
The GSS program is oriented towards fostering graduate success in the Humanities, especially among students who have confronted structural barriers to higher education and intend to use their degree toward addressing social inequalities. The two-year program helps doctoral students navigate the challenges of graduate coursework, negotiate productive relationships with advisors, handle classroom and teaching duties, and envision pathways through departmental milestones. GSS activities also build new communities at UC Santa Cruz and create supportive networks of peers, faculty, and staff.
Applications Due Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
The Humanities Institute (THI) is inviting first-year Humanities PhD students to join the GSS program to receive a fellowship, faculty and peer mentorship, cohort-building activities, and resources to navigate their graduate programs.
Students apply using Cota Robles criteria and commit to the following:
– Attend a GSS meeting in Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarter
– Participate in 3 PhD+ workshops of their choosing
– Complete a program evaluation
Learn more and apply here: 2022-2023 GSS Application
Applications Due September 8th
The Humanities Institute (THI) is seeking applications from advanced PhD students in the Humanities Division to serve as Peer Mentors for our Graduate Student Success (GSS) Program. Peer Mentor positions are an opportunity to gain professional development experience while supporting new cohorts of Humanities scholars.
Learn more and apply here: Peer Mentor Application
Christian Alvarado — History of Consciousness
Clara Bergamini — History
Mia Boykin — Literature
Maya Wax Cavallaro — Linguistics
Adrian Drummond-Cole — History of Consciousness
Jess Fournier — Feminist Studies
Mario Alberto Gómez-Zamora — Latin American and Latino Studies
Kaiya Gordon — Feminist Studies
Leslie Lodwick — History of Arts and Visual Culture (HAVC)
Angie Sijun Lou — Literature
Melody Nixon — History of Consciousness
Em Padilla— Feminist Studies
Krizia Puig — Feminist Studies
Marina Segatti — Feminist Studies
Crystal Smith — History
Jose Antonio Villarán — Literature Creative-Critical Concentration, with a Designated Emphasis in Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies
Kirstin Wagner — Literature
Ka-eul Yoo — Literature