NEWS AND EVENTS
Virtual Information Sessions
Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about the admissions process and graduate student life at Villanova. We save plenty of time for Q & A. All attendees will receive an application fee waiver code for Graduate Arts & Sciences graduate programs.
Space is limited for these events, so register now and we'll send you a web link to participate and reminder messages. All times Eastern Time. If you are an International Student, we strongly encourage you to attend an International Session, as they are designed to address your specific admissions process.
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| International Session | Sep. 10, 2024 | 4 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Sep 12, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Sep. 23, 2024 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| International Session | Oct. 8, 2024 | 3 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| International Session | Oct. 31, 2024 | 10 a.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Oct. 31, 2024 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| International Session | Nov. 21, 2024 | 11 a.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Nov. 25, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Dec.. 11, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| International Session | Dec. 12, 2024 | 3 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Dec. 18, 2024 | 5:30 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| General Session | Jan. 9, 2025 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| International Session | Jan. 22, 2025 | 10 a.m. ET | Register now! |
Ask Me Anything (AMA) Series
An Ask Me Anything (AMA) session is your chance to hear directly from Villanova graduate students. Each AMA will have a virtual Q&A via Zoom with current students around topics such as graduate student life at Villanova, housing options, funding opportunities and more! All attendees will receive an application fee waiver code for Graduate Arts & Sciences graduate programs. Staff will be on hand to facilitate discussion.
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| AMA - Graduate Student Life | Oct. 2, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| AMA - Funding | Jan. 23, 2025 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! |
Program-Specific Virtual Information Sessions
Join us for an upcoming virtual information session dedicated to one of our graduate academic programs. Space is limited for these events, so register now and we'll send you a web link to participate and reminder messages. All times Eastern Time.
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| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Sep. 17, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Sep. 17, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Political Science | Sep. 18, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Public Administration (MPA) | Sep. 18, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Public Administration (MPA) | Oct. 9, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Oct. 17, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Oct. 17, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Political Science | Oct. 30, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Political Science | Oct. 30, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Nov. 12, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Nov. 12, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Public Administration (MPA) | Nov. 13, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Dec. 11, 2024 | 12 p.m. ET | Register now! | |||||||||||
| Human Resource Development (HRD) | Dec. 11, 2024 | 6 p.m. ET | Register now! |
Graduate Fairs and Campus Visits
Graduate Studies goes on the road and online to attend Graduate School Fairs hosted by other universities and organizations. If you are currently an undergraduate student at one of the schools or an employee at an organization we visit, please stop by our table at the event to pick up brochures and get some general questions answered!
Fall 2024
McNair Conference at University of Maryland, Baltimore County – September 19 - September 21
Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Consortium (James Madison University, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University, Mary Baldwin University) – September 24
Bryn Athyn College – September 26
GEM Consortium – September 26 - September 28
Idealist Fair (NYC) – October 9
Albright College – October 9
Penn State University – October 10
D.C. Select Graduate Fair – October 10
Drexel University – October 17
Rutgers University-Camden – October 23
Millersville University – October 29
Ursinus College – October 30
Kutztown University – November 11
RECENT NEWS
Irish Theatre Summer Studio Offers Unique Dramatic, Cultural and Historical Experience
August 19, 2024 - This summer, Villanova Theatre graduate student Grace Acquilano participated in the prestigious Irish Summer Studio at The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. This three-week intensive program begins in Galway, Ireland, where students can conduct independent research on a chosen topic using the Abbey Theatre archives at the University of Galway library. The course culminates in three major writing assignments: an artist’s reflection, a performance review of a production currently playing in Ireland and a final research paper. The research component allows students the potential opportunity to publish their work after the program.
Theology Master’s Graduates Follow Diverse Paths to Serve and Lead
August 18, 2024 - Master's students in Theology at Villanova University are dedicated scholars who explore how faith engages culture in the church and world today. These recent Theology master’s graduates, Theresa Gardner ’24 MA, Dane Litchfield ’24 MTS and Matthew Zanowic ’24 MA, are traveling diverse pathways to serve their communities and lead important theological scholarship.
Villanova Graduate HRD Program Leads to Leadership Role for Resource Management Professional
July 29, 2024 - With years working in learning and development, talent acquisition and resource management, Ligia Vail ’24 MS was at a crossroads. She was an experienced human resource professional, but felt she needed something more to reach the next level in her career. After first starting down a different path, Vail found that earning a Master of Science in Human Resource Development (HRD) at Villanova University helped her grow her knowledge and fast-tracked her to a leadership role in her organization.
Psychology Thesis Award Recognizes Postpartum Depression Research
July 25, 2024 - The Villanova University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is pleased to announce Kerry Buckhaults '23 MS as this year's Ingeborg L. and O. Byron Ward Outstanding Thesis Award winner. This award honors one Psychology master's student each year for a particularly excellent thesis and thesis project, Buckhaults conducted her thesis project, "Examining Estrogen Withdrawal Following Hormone-Simulated Pregnancy as a Model of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in C57BL/6 Mice," under the direction of Benjamin Sachs, PhD.
Philosophy PhD Graduate Works at the Forefront of the Ethics of Technology
June 27, 2024 - “Christopher Quintana ’24 PhD sees the value of philosophy for the world,” says Villanova University Professor of Philosophy Sally Scholz, PhD. Dr. Quintana, who graduated from Villanova’s Philosophy doctoral program in May, specializes in the philosophy and ethics of technology. His dissertation, Characterizing Digital Design: A Philosophical Approach, evaluates user interface and experience design through Aristotle’s ideas of virtues, especially the virtue of practical rationality. Specifically, he explores how technology design can impact and undermine an individual’s capacity for independent practical reasoning. What happens to us when so much of our social and personal activity is mediated by technology? How do our relationships to technology change?
CONCEPT Celebrates Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Scholarship
June 24, 2024 - This spring, graduate students, faculty and staff in the Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences celebrated the launch of 47th edition of CONCEPT, the interdisciplinary scholarly journal of CLAS graduate students. The CONCEPT Graduate Research Prize was awarded to graduate English student Sarah Gregory '24 MA for her paper, "In a Mirror Clearly: Narrative-based Interventional and Restorative Possibilities in There There."
Ethical Leadership Drives MPA Students’ Success at NASPAA Simulation Competition
April 30, 2024 - The mission of the Villanova University Master of Public Administration program is to provide graduates the knowledge, values, skills and practices to be ethical, intelligent, inclusive and creative leaders in the field of public service. These qualities were on display at the 2024 Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Student Simulation Competition this March as five Villanova MPA students competed in the regional competitions, with one student taking home a first-place finish in the Virginia region at Old Dominion University.
Psychology Colloquium Highlights Diverse Careers and Research Interests of Graduate Program Alumni
April 25, 2024 - On April 5, the Villanova University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences hosted a special colloquium that featured presentations from four alumni from the master's program in Psychology. This daylong event in a packed Dougherty Hall East Lounge showcased the diverse research interests of successful alumni and was made more notable by the presence of each presenter's faculty thesis mentors, all of whom are recently retired or are retiring this year.
Biology, Environmental Science Students Take Top Spots at Villanova Three Minute Thesis Competition
March 25, 2024 - Villanova graduate Biology student Claire Jones took first place, and graduate Environmental Science student Lorina Holterhoff took second place at the University's Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) on March 15 in the Mullen Center for the Performing Arts. Jones, whose presentation “How do chickadees communicate about the presence and absence of food?,” was rated the highest by a panel of faculty judges, advances to the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools regional 3MT competition on April 26.
Prestigious Oxford Summer Program Lays Groundwork for Villanova Theatre Graduate’s Acting Career
February 26, 2024 - This past summer, Villanova Theatre alumna Taahira Davis ’23 MA participated in the prestigious British American Drama Academy (BADA) Midsummer Program at the historic Magdalen College at the University of Oxford. The BADA program runs in association with the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. The program is designed for committed actors and focuses on classical theatre craft with an emphasis on Shakespeare. Its faculty consists of leading British theatre practitioners and faculty from top American graduate programs.
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