Year of Connections

The Graduate School regularly collects feedback from current students on their experiences here at Hood College. Graduate students recently expressed a desire for deeper connections within and outside their degree program. Students want connections to peers, faculty, and successful alumni in their field.

Pair that finding with curricular strengths across our graduate programs, and you will arrive at this year’s theme of “connections.” Students have many opportunities to expand their strengths and professional network in 2025-2026, ranging from interdisciplinary programming and collaboration across graduate programs to networking with alumni in relevant fields.

Featured Events

• Students in the Curriculum & Instruction (M.S.) and Education, Multidisciplinary Studies (M.S.) programs are learning from guest speakers in the Computer Science and Information Technology Department on topics related to artificial intelligence in education.
• The Creative Writing (MFA) and Humanities (M.A.) programs are holding joint happy hours to facilitate community, conversation, and networking between disciplines. MFA students are also working with software and app developers to create interactive poetry and fiction.
• The Environmental Science (M.S.) and Business Administration (MBA) programs are collaborating on guest lectures/seminars for market-based solutions for climate change.