The Graduate School Exploration (GRADx) program provided students from underrepresented backgrounds an immersive opportunity to learn about graduate study. GRADx was a year-long program that consisted of two forums hosted at partner Big Ten Academic Alliance campuses. The program launched in 2019 and concluded in April 2025.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
- Enrichment workshops and activities that provide valuable insights about graduate study,
- Participation in two forums at Big Ten Academic Alliance research universities, and
- Networking with currents graduate students & faculty from Big Ten Academic Alliance universities, and other GRADx students from all 14 ACM colleges.
GRADx SEMINARS
- Spring 2025: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Fall 2024: Indiana University
- Spring 2024: University of Minnesota
- Fall 2023: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Spring 2023: University of Iowa
- Fall 2022: Purdue University
- Fall 2019: Michigan State University
GRADx and the Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate were supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation (2015-2025).
