Dean's Message

Dear graduate students: Due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Graduate School is adjusting the summer 2020 registration requirement for eligible students who were initially planning to graduate in spring 2020 and now need extra time to defend their dissertations and take their final examinations. Defense/Final Examination...

Dear graduate students; During these past few weeks, I have been impressed by your dedicated spirit as you’ve persevered in your academic studies, continued your teaching and research responsibilities, and attended to adjustments in your personal lives. Thank you. In light of the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve, I am writing to assure you that the Graduate School is here to offer you information, guidance, and support.

Dear graduate students: I’m delighted to welcome you to the fall semester. Along with our incoming graduate students, I’m new to the Graduate School as well, having taken this position in June . Our graduate students accomplish amazing things, and I’m in awe of you every day. You are central...

Dean Leslie Reynolds shares highlights from the fall survey on mentors and funding.

As part of our ongoing efforts to assess and improve your graduate student experience at CU Boulder, the Graduate School partnered with Institutional Research Institutional within the Office of Data Analytics in October 2018 to survey graduate students about mentors and funding. At the close of the survey, 2877 graduate students had responded, yielding a response rate of almost 60%. An overview of the initial results are provided below. Additional survey results will be provided during the 2019 spring semester.

The Graduate School is launching a task force to examine graduate student stipends and benefits, and a survey to assess funding and academic advising/mentorship.

As part of our efforts to better support you during your studies at CU Boulder, the Graduate School partnered in the 2017-2018 academic year with various campus offices to explore short-term and long-term options for improving the housing situation. To ensure that we are pursuing options that best address graduate...

Dear CU Boulder Graduate Community, I am writing concerning the impacts of proposed federal tax legislation on graduate students and graduate education. We in the Graduate School are in close contact with CU’s federal relations team as we follow federal tax reform legislation proposals and analyze their effects on our...