IRT Alumni Panels 2026 – 2027

Give Back and Get Involved as a Panelist

The IRT is planning for its next cohort, and one of the ways that IRT Alumni can continue to give back with their time and expertise is through the Alumni Panel Series. Alumni share their knowledge of the graduate school process, the hidden curriculum of graduate school, and offer encouragement and support to aspiring IRT Scholars during this series. 

The Alumni Panel schedule is below for the 2026-2027 academic year, and we encourage alumni to sign up through the online IRT Alumni Network for one or two panels:

• Panel I: Previous Year’s Cohort
  Wednesday, June 17 2026, at 12:00 pm ET

• Panel II: First Generation & Low-Income Students
  Wednesday, June 24 2026, at 4:00 pm ET

• Panel III: DACA, Undocumented, International Scholars, & U.S. Immigrants
  Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET

• Panel IV: Family Caretakers & Non-Traditional Students
  Wednesday, July 8 2026, at 11:00 am ET

• Panel V: Fellowship Funding for Grad School
  Wednesday, December 2 2027, at 3:00 pm ET

• Panel VI: K-12 Educators & Administrators
  Wednesday, December 9 2027, at 6:00 pm ET

• Panel VII: University Faculty/Administrators, Higher Education Staff & Student Affairs Professionals
  Wednesday, January 13 2027, at 1:00 pm ET

• Panel VIII: Non-Traditional Career Pathways (non-profits, consulting, private business, government, public service)
  Wednesday, January 20 2027, at 3:00 pm ET

• Panel IX: Current Graduate Students
  Wednesday, January 27 2027, at 1:00 pm ET

• Panel X: Applying to Graduate School Multiple Times
  Wednesday, February 10 2027, at 1:00 pm ET