NC State University Graduate School

05/19/2026

Another successful Graduate Education Day at the NC General Assembly. Special thank you to our three graduate student representatives, Azka Arshad (Ph.D. in Chemistry), Christopher Oates (Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Matthew Gleason (M.S. in Operations Research) for serving as our NC State Graduate Education ambassadors for the day. Special thank you also to our elected officials for taking time to meet with our students.

05/09/2026

Congratulations graduates! You all worked so hard for this moment. What we have here is interviews and photos from everyone’s big day 🎓.

Hear about the excitement from Chancellor Howell and Dean Harris. Listen to all the graduate students waiting patiently for their moment to shine. You all made it and we are so proud of our 🐺❤️.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to all our 2026 graduates!

05/09/2026

It’s almost showtime! Commencement 2026 🎓🐺

05/07/2026

Congratulations Graduates! 🎓🎉 As the academic journey of our Spring 2026 graduates comes to a close, we celebrate the determination and discovery that brought them to this milestone. On Saturday, May 9, more than 7,400 graduates will become Wolfpack alumni, of those over 2,000 will be conferred a master's or doctoral degree. Learn more about a few of our Spring 2026 graduates and what's next after commencement.

As the semester draws to a close, a new chapter begins for our exceptional graduate students who are about to don their caps and gowns this Spring.

05/04/2026

Graduation Season is upon us and David is back with another episode of BusPack 🚌❤️🐺

In this special episode, David interviews graduating M.S. communication student Alexa Clymer.

From researching a DVD store in Asheville, NC to analyzing physical media audiences, Alexa takes us into her world of communication and research.

All this is done just in time for Alexa to put on her graduation gown to walk the stage!

Click the link below for the full UNCUT version on our Youtube page!

🔗: https://youtu.be/kTvfD-c-YRg?si=o68vcWCIyl_BdXf0

05/01/2026

Join Caity Gampp, our International Admissions and Recruiting Manager for the TOEFL Destinations: North Carolina virtual session, Thursday, May 7, from 9-10 a.m. This session is designed to help students navigate their options in North Carolina and will give them a chance to hear directly from Caity and other experts from NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC Charlotte. Registration is required and the session is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. See the link http://ncst.at/ecw250YT3Nr for more details.

04/21/2026

Get ready for the NC State University Research Image Contest! 📸🔬

Envisioning Research is the university's annual research image contest. It's made to help the NC State research community share the beauty of research. Visually highlighting the work being done at the bench and in the field, both on campus and around the world.

Graduate students, undergraduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff are encouraged to enter. Help us highlight the beauty and importance of the work being done. Over $4,000 in cash prizes are awarded annually to university-affiliated applicants, and the winning images are used in a variety of promotional ways across campus to increase visibility. 👀

Mark your calendars, the submission deadline is April 29! 🗓️

🔗 Learn more at http://ncst.at/gwqg50YNqsp

04/17/2026

We’re so excited to have Paulin on the feed today! 🇬🇭 ✨ She’s currently earning her PhD in Public Administration and wanted to share these opportunities with other African students. If you’ve been dreaming of a US degree, be sure to join these webinars we’re hosting next week with Education USA Africa!

Mark your calendars for these virtual fairs on April 21:

• Undergraduate: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST (1:00 PM – 3:30 PM GMT)
• Graduate: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST (4:30 PM – 7:00 PM GMT)

Beyond Mobility Fair (Online Programs)
Interested in staying home while earning a top-tier degree? We will be highlighting our online graduate programs!

• Graduate Fair: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST (4:30 PM – 7:00 PM GMT)

Paulin’s journey started with a single step, make yours today by registering at the link below.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/USfair26a

04/17/2026

🔦 spotlight 🔦: Meet NC State College of Education graduate student Maya Ryder, who is pursuing her master's degree in school counseling. Maya is also a manager at 321 Coffee, where she works alongside adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) on NC State’s Centennial Campus. ☕🐺🐾

Maya Ryder is a first-year master’s student in the College of Education’s School Counseling program and a manager at 321 Coffee on NC State's Centennial Campus.

04/15/2026

A little Graduate School team building. 🎳 We had a blast!