The Graduate School provides academic support to help graduate students overcome obstacles and succeed in graduate school. Graduate students can:
- Meet individually with a trained peer coach either online or in-person for a 1-to-1 consultation (30 min) by scheduling a meeting in Starfish with peer Academic Support Specialist, Jordan Scott. These free consultations offer students individualized advice on how to address academic challenges. The Academic Support Specialist can also be reached via academic_consulting@etal.uri.edu.
- Attend any of our monthly academic support workshops advertised through the Graduate School’s weekly newsletter.
Students should contact the Academic Support Specialist for help with issues common during graduate school including:
- Productivity and motivation
- Overcoming writer’s block and other writing topics
- Using winter and summer breaks effectively
- Reading, focusing, and studying strategies
- Stress, self-care, and dealing with burnout
- Dealing with rejection in academia
- Tackling other grad-related obstacles
Want to work on your own? Check out these self-guided modules:
The current Academic Support Specialist is Jordan Scott, a PhD student and Instructor of Record in the URI English department. Areas of research and academic interests include creative writing (fiction and poetry) and contemporary literature.
Book an appt on Starfish! Or email the academic support specialist.