Office Hours | Graduate & Postdoctoral Success

The GPS team is here to help.

Are you looking for an advocate and ally who can provide friendly advice?

Are you struggling to make progress in your degree?

Are you debating which career path might be right for you?

We warmly invite you to meet one-on-one with a Graduate & Postdoctoral Success team member.

We offer friendly, non-judgmental advice to help you make progress in your academic or professional journey.

Graduate students, especially doctoral students:	Book an appointment with Dr. Abigail Nishimura (you may need to click “continue as guest”). Meetings can be in person (CRC) or on Zoom.
Faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students:	Book an appointment with Dr. Lauren Easterling. Meetings can be in person (CRC or the medical campus) or on Zoom.

Advising about dissertation progress or departmental challenges
Offering tips for navigating the job search, including practice interviews or application material reviews
Weighing different career paths
Strategizing about career planning and skill development
Connecting you to resources at BU and beyond
Anything else degree-related!

Do you have questions about other sources of GPS support, from workshops to designing training programs for students? Visit our “How can we help” website to learn more!

If you have any questions, please email gradpd@bu.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you!