Graduate School Blog

The world is constantly evolving and, as new students complete their educational journey, a vast, wild world awaits them in the job market.

Meet Dr. Donald Thornton, Jr., two-time graduate from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Graduate School, where he studied educational leadership. He is currently the principal of Lafayette High School, which is the largest school in Lafayette Parish. 

Were you too busy to attend this week's meeting? Having your own existential crisis from the "Middle of Semester Blues" that is commonplace alongside graduate school stress? Well, the James Jackson Community of Scholars understands and wants to help.

Congratulations! Your diploma is safely tucked away up on a shelf, the last bits of confetti from the backyard graduation party are being spread around by your dad’s lawnmower, and you’ve deposited every last check that was tucked away inside Hallmark’s finest. 

Now what?

“Jurassic Park” - the quintessential dinosaur movie.

Marissa Young, a student in the Applied Language and Speech Sciences program, is well underway with her dissertation research. The focus of her research is on bilingual children who have a language disorder or disability.

Meet Dr. James Coby, who graduated in December 2016 with his PhD in English.

Wonder what it’s like being a grad student? These are some of the best (worst) things about being one.

Writing your dissertation (or even a thesis) can seem like a prolonged and intimidating, process. We can help you through that process with a few key tips to help you tackle and survive the dissertation writing process and come out on top with a great piece of academic work.