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The deadline for Fall 2025 admissions for all applicants is February 5, 2025.

For more information on general admission requirements please visit the Graduate Division's Prospective Students web page. To view instructions for application, please see the CIS Application page.

News & Events

CIS 720 Seminar – A Talk on Qualitative Research

Please join us on Monday April 22, 4:30-5:30 in Hamilton Library 3F, for a talk by CIS PhD students Christina Higa, Sky Kauweloa, Matthew Kanekoa and Yiting Wang.  Qualitative Research Panel Discussion: This panel will share views and experiences about qualitative research. Qualitative methods help us to dig deep and explore the complex and compelling components and […]

Crystal Boyce

CIS 720 Seminar – A Talk on Critical Race Theory and Quantitative Analysis in Education Research: A Data Science Centric Investigation of the Perpetuation of whiteness

Please join us Monday April 8, 4:30-5:30 in Hamilton Library 3F, for a talk by CIS PhD student Crystal Boyce on Critical Race Theory and Quantitative Analysis in Education Research: A Data Science Centric Investigation of the Perpetuation of whiteness (purposefully lowercase).   In this seminar session, which is in partial fulfillment of the data science […]

CIS 720 Seminar – How do you fund your PhD?

Please join us on Monday April 1, 4:30-5:30 in Hamilton Library 3F, for a talk by CIS PhD students Jennifer Beamer, Stasha Gardasevic and Kelsea Hosoda.    In this seminar, the panelists will share their experiences in identifying, applying, and obtaining scholarships, grants, fellowships, TA/GAships, jobs, and conference funding. Each of the different funding sources will […]

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