September 2006 | gradPSYCH
Vol. 4 No. 3
On the Cover: Personal time
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Taking action
How students can tap their programs to create the balance they need.
- More campus suicide prevention grants available
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Strength in numbers
Students say balancing competing demands of academics, work and family takes flexible faculty and help from peers.
- Union membership equals less worry for one student
CAREER CENTER
In February, APA’s Council of Representatives voted to affirm the doctorate as the minimum educational requirement for entry in professional psychology. But the change won’t take effect without state advocacy from you.
To find a postdoctoral fellowship that will advance your career, personal connections and persistent questioning are key.
CLASS ACT
Graduate student Cade McCall uses virtual reality to explore people’s social attitudes.
DEGREE IN SIGHT
Feminism needs more advancing and less disparaging, some psychology students and faculty believe.
MONEY MATTERS
Tap APA’s resources, state psychological associations and other funding sources to give your research a boost.
The Latest
- Facing comps?
- Student debt still on the rise
- Psychologist, professor among top 10 U.S. jobs
- Lehigh counseling psychology students visit United Nations
- Applicant numbers continue to climb with 2006 Match
- APF awards 13 graduate research scholarships
- Too few programs offer adequate psychology of men training, study suggests