Graduate Studies News
Summer Fellowships Support Critical Graduate Student Research
The Office of Graduate Studies in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is investing in some of its top graduate students, offering a $3,000 Graduate Summer Research Fellowship to each of 26 students from a variety of academic disciplines to engage in research critical to their academic journeys. read more
Playwright Takes Risk with Thesis, Earns Selection to Acclaimed New York Musical Festival
Some ideas come to us with a rush, only to fade into the background as more pressing concerns keep our latent successes simmering in the depths of our gray matter. Sometimes, though, we find a spark – that moment that ignites our passion and lays out a path to bring our idea to life. For Villanova alumnus Christopher Dayett ’16 MA, whose new work, Dorian Gray the Musical, won selection to New York Musical Festival July 12-14, that spark began with Villanova Professor of Theatre Michael Hollinger’s playwriting class. read more
Persistence, Passion and Community: An Educator’s Unique Path to His Master’s Degree
Do you remember Green Fruit Loop? She is the green anole, a lizard native to the Southeastern U.S., that Villanova Master’s student and elementary school teacher Mark Eastburn ’17 MS helped rescue from an organic salad container shipped from Florida to Princeton, N.J., where he teaches. The story made national news last winter when Eastburn made a home for the lizard in his classroom. We are happy to report that while their journeys have not been easy, Eastburn and Green Fruit Loop are both thriving! read more
Dean of Graduate Studies Wins Award for Best Public Management Research Article
Study Challenges Perception that Political Alignment Leads to Greater Discretion for Government Officials read more
“Superbug” Fighter to Speak at College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Convocation
Chemistry Professor Kevin Minbiole’s research into infection control has won international and University-wide acclaim read more