The Graduate School Exploration (GRADx) program provides students from underrepresented backgrounds an immersive opportunity to learn about graduate study. GRADx is a year-long program that consists of two forums hosted at partner Big Ten Academic Alliance campuses. The program launched in 2019 and will conclude in April 2025.
WHAT DOES THE GRADx PROGRAM INCLUDE ?
- 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
Questions?
For questions about the GRADx program, contact Allen Linton II, ACM Senior Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
GRADx and the Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate were supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation (2015-2025).
