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GPS for Graduate School : students share their stories / edited by Mark J. T. Smith with contributions from M.M. Browne, Kiana R. Johnson, and William J. Peck. - West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2014] - xiv, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / James C. Wimbush -- Preface / Mark J. T. Smith and Lawrence J. Henschen -- Facilitating the group chapter discussions / M. M. Browne -- Seeking funding / Delia S. Shelton -- The first year : navigating the hurdles / Christy L. Erving, Lauren J. Parker, Jamelle Williams, Sean A. Colbert-Kelly -- Choosing a thesis adviser : surprise and success / Kermin Joel Martinez-Hernandez -- Choosing a thesis advisor : familiar paths and unexpected curves / Nayhr D. Rovira-Figueroa -- Working with committee members / Charles M. Rubert Perez -- Balancing graduate school and family / Joseph Chaney, Andrew Fiss, Francisco Iacobelli, Paul E. Carey, Jr. -- Collaboration / Catherine F. Whittington, Kiana R. Johnson -- Graduate student support programs / Cyndi Lynch, Kathy Garza Dixon -- Publishing while in graduate school / G. Leah Davis -- Life beyond graduate school / E. Shirl Donaldson.

ISBN: 9781557536747 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1557536740 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2013042313

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Universities and colleges--Graduate work--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Graduate students--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Graduate students.
Universities and colleges--Graduate work.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Subjects--Index Terms: Graduate School

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.

LC Class. No.: LB2371.4 / .G67 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 378.1/55