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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#242424;background:white">Winter 2026: GRDSCH 200 - Preparing for Graduate Education</span></b><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#467886;background:white"><a href="https://www.washington.edu/classroom/EXED" title="https://www.washington.edu/classroom/EXED" id="OWA3e1ffa10-d4fc-9eb4-674f-2910298c8bdd"><span style="color:#467886">EXED</span></a></span></u><span style="color:#242424;background:white"> 110
(Bank of America Executive Education Center), UW Seattle</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#242424;background:white">Instructor: Maxine K. Wright</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#242424;background:white">GRDSCH 200 offers an overview of the structure and organization of graduate education and focuses on helping students learn the skills to find resources, build a network, and make decisions about
continuing their studies beyond the baccalaureate. This 10-week course is for UW juniors and seniors who will be reflecting on their next educational journey. Open to all majors and disciplines.</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#242424;background:white">Instructor Bio:</span></b><span style="color:#242424;background:white"> Maxine Wright (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Sociology department at the UW. She has previously taught classes
on race, health disparities, and introductory sociological concepts. She is passionate about creating engaging, dialogue- and project-based courses, as well as fostering a classroom culture of high support, curiosity, and critical thinking. She's very excited
to bring her experience and enthusiasm to GRDSCH 200 and looks forward to helping students not only identify the right post-graduation path for them, but also craft high-quality materials for applications once they've determined their goals.</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Best,</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Jaye Sablan, MA (she/her)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Assistant Director of Graduate Student Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Office of Graduate Student Success | The Graduate School</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">University of Washington </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121"><a href="mailto:sablanj@uw.edu" target="_blank" id="OWAbd6d23b4-e483-b62f-e237-dec85c9e3914">sablanj@uw.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"> | 206-543-1703</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Office Hours</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">M – W (9 am – 5 pm): On campus</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Th – F (9 am – 5 pm): Remote</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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I Am First-Gen</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Ask me about being the first in my family to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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