Policies and Academic Regulations Governing Graduate Study
Academic Appointments
Policies
Faculty-initiated Academic Forms
Access the following forms via InfoReady:
- Academic Probation: Unsatisfactory Progress to Degree (Ph.D.)
- Request for External Defense Committee Member
- Successful Completion of Comprehensive Examination
Graduate Faculty
- Constitution of the Graduate College (PDF): categories, responsibilities, privileges of Graduate Faculty
- Graduate Collge Faculty Roster (opens Graduate Catalogue)
- New Graduate Collge Faculty
- Graduate Faculty Application (via InfoReady)
- Emeriti Graduate Faculty Application (via InfoReady)
Advising and Mentoring
Strong academic advising and developing a supportive network of diverse mentors is critical to every graduate student’s success. The Graduate College champions a culture of mentoring in which graduate students are supported in forging effective mentoring relationships with multiple mentors.
- Graduate College Faculty Roster (opens Graduate Catalogue)
- New Graduate Faculty
Promising Practices in Mentoring
Resources for graduate faculty and graduate students:
- "CGS, Great Mentoring in Graduate School: A Quick Start Guide to Proteges" (PDF) – a practical, student-oriented perspective; tips on topics such as identifying a mentor, engaging with mentors to develop a professional identity, cultivating networks, serving as mentor to others. Includes self-assessments.
- CGS, Ph.D. Completion Project: "Promising Practices in Mentoring and Advising" (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, "Quick Tips for Promising Practices in Mentoring" (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, "How to Mentor Graduate Students. A Guide for Faculty" (2018) (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, "How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students" (2018) (PDF)
- Inclusive Mentoring: Effective Graduate Student Mentoring Practices (Brown University)
- Vanderbilt Center for Teaching - Mentoring Graduate Students
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
- Advising and Mentoring Resources for Faculty (Brown University)
- Montgomery, B. L., “Mapping a Mentoring Roadmap and Developing a Supportive Network for Strategic Career Advancement” (2017)
- Mentoring Graduate Students for a Range of Professional Careers (UM, Humanities focus)
- National Research Mentoring Network
- Curated mentorship playlist
- Duke University Graduate School’s Toolkit for Cultivating a Culture of Mentoring
- Graduate Student Mentoring Map
Graduate College Mentoring Resources
- Professional Development and Career Planning
- Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Selecting a Defense Examination Committee (InfoReady)
- Ombudsperson for Graduate Students
UVM Faculty Affairs
Division of Faculty Affairs (DOFA)
A plethora of resources including:
University Scholars
The University Scholars Awards honor and recognize distinguished UVM faculty members for sustained excellence in research and scholarly and creative activities. The award is co-sponsored by the Provost and the Graduate College. The award recipients are selected by a faculty committee based upon nominations from UVM colleagues. University Scholars Awards are made in two categories: (1) Social Sciences, Humanities and Creative Arts, and (2) Basic and Applied Sciences (including Biological, Medical and Physical Sciences).
2024 - 2025 University Scholars
- Lecture by Dr. Josh Bongard, "AI Designed Organisms"
- Lecture by Dr. Christopher Danforth, ""Computational Social Science at UVM: The Science of Online Corpora, Knowledge, and Stories (SOCKS) Project & Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings Study (LEMURS)"
Graduate Student Union Bargaining Update and FAQs
Background
In August 2024, representatives from the University of Vermont (UVM) and Graduate Students United—UAW 2322 (GSU) began working together to establish the inaugural collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which will govern the relationship between UVM and the GSU. As of July 31, 2025, the bargaining teams have met 18 times to discuss key topics typically addressed in a CBA. Below is an overview of the bargaining process and the progress made by both bargaining teams to date: