Examples of Doctoral Student initiatives at GSLD include:
- Doctoral Digest: A monthly newsletter sent to all doctoral students sharing events catered to the doctoral student experience, funding opportunities, and additional doctoral resources.
- Diversity in Doctoral Education: In collaboration in the Office of Diversity and Community Affairs, this initiative aims to promote diversity in doctoral education through a series of programs including: What's in Doc Education, Careers Beyond the Professoriate, Funding Your Dissertation, Leveraging Research for Conference Presentations.
- Docs in the CiTEA: A series of workshops and programs that invite campus partners to speak with Doctoral student around various topics such as: dissertation formatting, life after obtaining a doctoral degree, and resources for doctoral students.