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Grad Pod is brought to you by the Graduate School as a means of connecting with graduate students, faculty, and staff.
Our goal is to offer insights, resources, and stories from across our VCU community. Whether you're navigating the challenges of grad school, seeking advice on research or career development, or simply interested in hearing from those who support your academic success, you've come to the right place!
Grad Pod episodes are released bimonthly on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Latest Episodes
Happy Tuesday, everyone, and welcome back to Grad Pod! This week, we’re diving into the world of scholarly publishing with Katharine Miller from VCU Libraries to discuss how graduate students can navigate finding the right journals, avoiding publication scams, and utilizing library resources to get their research out into the world!
Note: If you’re curious about journals publishing null results, Katharine recommends PLOS ONE. She also sent us this great article about how the vast majority of scholars think null results are valuable but far fewer end up publishing them, linked here. Thanks for joining us, Katharine!
Happy Tuesday, everyone! In this episode of Grad Pod, we are proud to highlight Dr. Dina T. Garcia, this year’s early career recipient of VCU’s Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award—honoring faculty members who go above and beyond to uplift and walk alongside their students.
Hello, and welcome back to another semester of GradPod. We are so excited to be back, kicking off a new semester and a new academic year, and we have some great episodes lined up for the weeks to come. As always, if you have questions you want answered or you have a topic idea for a GradPod episode, email us at gradschool@vcu.edu. We’d love to hear from you. And now, let’s get on with the show
This week, whether or not you’re a student in one of VCU’s nationally ranked arts programs, you should know that our campus is full of opportunities to express yourself and to enjoy the creative work of others. On this episode, we’re joined by Anna Leonard and Trey Bernhardt-Hall to learn about one of those opportunities for expression, VCU’s literary magazine, Blackbird.