DGS Calendar & Timeline

August 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Aug 1st Run academic standing query in SIS and reach out to students not in good academic standing

Aug 13th 11:59 p.m.   Registration for Continuing AS&E Students Closes

Aug 20th 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.           GSAS Incoming Student Virtual Orientation

Aug 20th Petitions due for Extension of Time and Reinstatement to GSAS Executive Committee

Aug 22nd 10:00 a.m.   11:30 a.m. GSAS Teaching Assistant Orientation - Day 1

Aug 25th   Registration reopens for all AS&E students at 12 a.m.

Aug 25th 10:00 a.m.   11:30 a.m. GSAS Teaching Assistant Orientation - Day 2

Aug 27th 10:00 a.m.           11:30 a.m. GSAS Research Assistant Orientation 

Aug 27th GSAS Executive Committee meeting

Aug 29th Deadline to Submit Action Items for 9/19 P&P Meeting

September 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Sep 2nd         Classes begin for Full Term and First Session courses 

Sep 2nd         Last day for AS&E students to ADD Full Term classes by 11:59 pm ET

Sep 10th   5:00 p.m.         6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: World Cafe for International and Multilingual Students: Welcome to Tufts! Academic Life and Adjustment | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 11th   4:00 p.m.         6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Resource Fair and BBQ | In-person | Aidekman Arts Center | All DGSs are welcome to attend

Sep 12th   12:00 p.m.     12:45 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Where Do I Begin? Planning for and Starting Your Graduate Thesis | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 12th   1:00 p.m.         3:00 p.m. DGS Orientation and Reception | In-person | Alumnae Lounge | All DGSs are encouraged to attend

Sep 15th   12:00 p.m.     1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Where Do I Begin? Planning for and Starting Your Graduate Thesis | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 16th   11:30 a.m.           12:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop:  A Survival Guide to Graduate Student Research | Presented by the Tisch Library

Sep 17th   12:00 p.m.           1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Resumes & Cover Letters Workshop | Presented by Tufts Career Center

Sep 17th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Reading with Purpose: Strategies for Effective Learning | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 17th   5:00 p.m.         6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: World Cafe Series for International and Multilingual Graduate Students: Reading and Notetaking | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Sep 19th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs Meeting | Zoom

Sep 24th   5:00 p.m.             6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: World Cafe Series for International and Multilingual Graduate Students: Motivation, Stress, and Time Management| Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center 

Sep 26th 12:00 p.m.           1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Podcasting for Public Scholarship | Presented by the Tisch Library

Sep 26th   Deadline to submit action items for October 24th P&P Meeting. All courses which need committee approval to run in Spring and Summer 2026 must be submitted by this date 

October 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Oct 1st   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing a Personal Statement | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 1st   5:00 p.m.             6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: World Cafe Series for International and Multilingual Graduate Students: Building Confidence and Communication Skills | Presented by the StAAR Center

Oct 2nd   12:00 p.m.       1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Job & Internship Search Strategy | Presented by the Tufts Career Center

Oct 2nd   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Time Management and Productivity in Graduate School | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 6th   12:00 p.m.            1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Using Grammarly and Generative AI Responsibly in Graduate Writing | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 8th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: AI Hacks for Internships, Job Searches, and Networking | Presented by the GSAS Dean's Office/Data Analytics Program

Oct 8th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Manage Your Research with Zotero | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 15th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. GSAS Faculty Meeting | Zoom

Oct 17th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. PhD Programs DGS Meeting | Zoom

Oct 16th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Research | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 20th   12:00 p.m.     1:15 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Writing a Literature Review | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 21st   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Designing Your Online Scholarly Presence | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 22nd   7:00 p.m.              8:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Work/Life Balance for Remote Graduate Students | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center

Oct 24th   12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs Meeting

Oct 27th   6:00 p.m.         8:00 p.m. Office of Graduate Admissions (OGA) Graduate Open House | Location: TBD | RSVP by September 30th

Oct 29th   1:00 p.m.               2:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Numbers That Matter: Finding Government Data for Graduate Research | Presented by the Tisch Library

Oct 29th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Job & Internship Search Strategies for International Students | Presented by the Tufts Career Center

Oct 31st Deadline to submit action items for December 5th P&P Meeting. 

November 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Nov 3rd 12:00 p.m.   12:55 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation to ProQuest with Style | Presented by the Tisch Library

Nov 14th   12:00 p.m.     1:00 p.m. PhD Programs DGS Meeting | Zoom

Nov 14th                                   5:00 p.m. Deadline for Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) Application deadline for fall 

December 2025

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Dec 1st Admissions Deadline: PhD Programs

Dec 5th 12:00 p.m.           1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting | In-person | Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall

January 2026

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Jan 2nd Petitions due for Extension of Time and Reinstatement to GSAS Executive Committee

Jan 2nd Deadline to submit action items for 1/23 P&P meeting

Jan 3rd Graduate directors: Run and review Academic Standing via SIS query (after grades are available) Questions? Email gsas@tufts.edu

Jan 15th Priority deadline for fall admission

Jan 16th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: New Year Mindset Reset for Graduate Students | Presented by the Tufts StAAR Center | Online

Jan 21st 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Reading with Purpose: Strategies for Effective Learning | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Jan 23rd 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting  | In-person | Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall

Jan 26th 12:00 p.m.         1:15p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Where Do I Begin? Planning and Starting Your Graduate Thesis | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Jan 28th 12:00 p.m.         12:55p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Manage Your Research with Zotero  | Presented by Tufts Tisch Library | Hybrid

February 2026

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Feb 2nd 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Notetaking Strategies for Lectures and Seminars | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Feb 4th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Designing Slides and Presentation Visuals | Presented by Tufts Tisch Library | Online

Feb 4th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Interview Strategy and Preparation | Presented by Tufts Career Center | Online

Feb 6th   Deadline to submit action items for 3/6 P&P meeting

Feb 9th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Developing Resilient Learners: Academic Coaching in Office Hours and the Classroom (Pedagogy Series) | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Feb 11th 6:30 p.m.           7:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Work/Life Balance for Remote and Part-Time Graduate Students | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | Online

Feb 13th 12:00 p.m.           1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Podcasting for Public Scholarship  | Presented by Tufts Library | Online

Feb 20th 12:00 p.m.         1:30 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Conference Poster Design: Exploring Principles and Formats | Presented by Tufts Tisch Library | Online 

Feb 23rd 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Responding to Student Writing as a TA or Instructor (Pedagogy Series) | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Feb 27th 5:00 pm Graduate Awards Nomination Deadline for AY26 | Nomination link 

March 2026

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Mar 2nd 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Through Universal Design for Learning (Pedagogy Series) | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Mar 6th 12:00 p.m 1:20 p.m. Policy and Programs meeting | Zoom

Mar 9th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Leading Discussions and Encouraging Participation in the Classroom and Recitations (Pedagogy Series) | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Mar 11th 12:00 p.m.         1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Processing Your Advisor’s Feedback on Your Writing | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

Mar 17th 5:00 p.m. Deadline for Graduate Student Research Competition (GSRC) Application deadline for spring

Mar 27th 12:00 p.m 1:30 p.m. GSAS PhD Programs DGS Meeting | Zoom

Mar 30th 12:00 p.m 1:00 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Public Speaking for Conferences and Thesis Defenses | Presented by Tufts StAAR Center | In-person

April 2026

Date   Start Time     End Time Event

Apr 8th 12:00 p.m.         12:55 p.m. Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop: Submitting your Thesis or Dissertation to ProQuest with Style | Presented by Tufts Tisch  Library | In-person

Apr 15th 12:00 p.m.     1:20 p.m. GSAS Faculty Meeting | Zoom

Apr 24th 4:00 p.m.             5:30 p.m. GSAS and SoE Graduate Awards Ceremony, Granoff Music Building