Graduate School Blog

Meet Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, who started teaching at UL Lafayette in 2000 and became Dean of the UL Lafayette Graduate School in 2014 after serving as Interim Dean for a year. She is UL Lafayette’s biggest advocate for graduate students and graduate studies, and she’s working tirelessly to move...

It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves: should I get a graduate degree? When you’re thinking about going back to get your master’s degree or doctoral degree, it’s important to know why you want to earn your higher degree, along with knowing what you’d like to do after graduation. There are a...

Late 20s to early 30s. Minimal outside commitments. Has the ability to consume unnatural amounts of caffeine. Lives in the lab and doesn’t remember the last time they had a full night of sleep. That’s the portrait of a typical graduate student—the stereotype. But if you ask us, there’s no such thing...

24 hours, 7 days, 52 weeks, 12 months. We all have the same amount of time. In grad school, when time is precious, are you managing your time correctly, rather than your time managing you? Here’s a few time management tips to improve your grad school experience. Be a to-do list pro When you’re...

Are master’s degrees still relevant? Yes. In fact, they’re considered more than just relevant now—they’re practically essential. A master’s degree makes you more competitive in the job market. It helps differentiate you from other job candidates, because master’s programs help you specialize in the...

Joanna Davis-McElligatt is an associate professor of ethnic studies in the UL Lafayette English graduate programs and is known for her sense of humor in the classroom and dedicated mentorship of grad students. She teaches a range of topics in literature theory in our English grad programs, and she’s...

Meet Nick Arcuri, a UL Lafayette graduate student who will finish his Master of Architecture degree in May 2016. He earned his Bachelor of General Studies in the arts and humanities and worked as a blacksmith and woodworker before becoming one of our graduate students at UL Lafayette. Outside the...

Meet UL Lafayette history professor Dr. Thomas Cauvin, who was recently named the new director of the public history program at UL Lafayette. He has just published the first single-authored textbook in North America about public history and the new digital technology practices that are shaping the...

We’ve done some research and compiled a plethora of facts and data about to our home state of Louisiana. Some of our findings may surprise you! Let’s take a look at why Louisiana is a great place to geaux to grad school. Find out more about our history and culture >

Sometimes, you just need to take some time away and browse through memes. Here’s a few that might resonate with you, the valiant graduate student. This first one might as well be titled “me at the start of the semester; me at the end of the semester:” Hey, we all have that inner battle: Some days...