Founded in 2020 by the mental health committee of the BSOS DGSAC, the program seeks to provide better support for first-year Ph.D. students by pairing them with professors across programs who are willing to discuss their personal lives, work-life balance, and navigating academia with different identities. DGSAC will make every effort to pair students with faculty mentors who are a good fit based on shared interests, goals, and preferences.
The brief survey form is to gauge interest in participating in the 2025-2026 Buddies program.