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Graduate Student Success is Built Together


The Graduate Education Excellence Awards recognize the faculty, graduate students, and staff whose work helps graduate students flourish at the University of Oregon.

Meet this year's recipients

26%
Students of Color
16%
International Students
57%
Master's Students
43%
Doctoral Students

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Graduate Employment

Graduate Employee (GE) is the term used at the UO for teaching, research, and administrative graduate assistantships.

GEs receive a competitive compensation package that includes a monthly salary, full-time tuition waiver, mandatory fees subsidy, health insurance premium coverage, and subsidized health insurance premium coverage for dependents. All GEs at the UO receive labor union representation.

GE Job Openings

Mandatory Training for New GEs

 

3,390
students enrolled in graduate and law programs
83%
doctoral students funded with Graduate Employee appointments
$2M+
fellowships and awards administered annually

 

News

The 2026 Graduate Education Excellence Awards recognize the faculty, graduate students, and staff who create mentorship, community, and student support systems across the UO.
Five graduating graduate students reflect on their time at the UO.
For Waterleaf founder and CEO Adam DeHeer, MLA '19, the seeds of sustainable entrepreneurship were first planted as a UO graduate student researching public sanitation in South America.

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Events

Events
Jul 3
Snap, Crackle, POP! with Craig Leve 8:00 a.m.

Join us every Friday at 8am for Snap, Crackle, POP! with Craig Leve. Snap, Crackle, POP! features all things pop - soft pop and psych pop from the 60s, power pop of the...
Snap, Crackle, POP! with Craig Leve
June 26–September 25
8:00–10:00 a.m.

Join us every Friday at 8am for Snap, Crackle, POP! with Craig Leve. Snap, Crackle, POP! features all things pop - soft pop and psych pop from the 60s, power pop of the 70s, synth pop, new wave, pub rock, power pop revival and more.

To see playlists from past shows: https://spinitron.com/KWVA/show/140895/Snap-Crackle-POP

Jul 3
Open Heart Operation with DJ Surgeon 2:00 p.m.

Join us every Friday at 2pm for Open Heart Operation with DJ Surgeon. From electric to electronic, an open exploration of all music created with modern technology! To...
Open Heart Operation with DJ Surgeon
June 26–September 25
2:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us every Friday at 2pm for Open Heart Operation with DJ Surgeon. From electric to electronic, an open exploration of all music created with modern technology!

To see playlists from past shows: https://spinitron.com/KWVA/show/285187/Open-Heart-Operation

Jul 3
Soirée Gun with Soirée Gun 4:00 p.m.

Join us every Friday at 4pm for Soirée Gun with Soirée Gun. Beach party spy music from the 60s and 70s mostly. To see playlists from past...
Soirée Gun with Soirée Gun
June 26–September 26
4:00–6:00 p.m.

Join us every Friday at 4pm for Soirée Gun with Soirée Gun. Beach party spy music from the 60s and 70s mostly.

To see playlists from past shows: https://spinitron.com/KWVA/show/298143/Soirée-Gun

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