Assistantships
Apply for a graduate or teaching assistantship to earn a tuition waiver and/or stipend while gaining real-world experience.
Graduate assistantships provide new and continuing students an opportunity to finance their education and pursue professional experience at Hood College. These positions typically have a research, student life and/or administrative support component.
Assistantships are competitive positions that require a minimum GPA of 3.0 and are only open to degree-seeking graduate students. Students may apply to these positions for the fall semester, though some positions may become available in the spring semester. Students are encouraged to directly contact the individual programs, departments and offices regarding questions about the positions. The Graduate School does not have specific information on positions in other departments. Hiring supervisors will directly contact qualified applicants to schedule an interview.
The following departments offer graduate assistantships:
- Athletics Department, contact: Susan Kolb, kolb@hood.edu
- Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons, contact: Toby Peterson, peterson@hood.edu
- Center for Career Development & Experiential Education, contact: Lisa Littlefield, littlefield@hood.edu
- Center for Teaching and Learning, contact: Jessica Hammack, CTL@hood.edu
- Dean of the Chapel, contact Rev. Beth O'Malley, Chaplain, omalley@hood.edu
- Doctoral Program, contact, Nisha Manikoth, manikoth@hood.edu
- Financial Aid, contact, Magdalen Moser, moserm@hood.edu
- Graduate School, contact: Dean April Boulton, GradDean@hood.edu
- Information Technology, contact Bill Hobbs, hobbs@hood.edu
- Marketing and Communications, contact: Laurie Ward, ward@hood.edu
- Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, contact: Nathan Reese, nreese@hood.edu
- Registrar’s Office, contact: Traci Holland, holland@hood.edu
- Student Life, contact: Christine Marconi, marconi@hood.edu
- Student Success Center, contact: Lisa Copenhaver, copenhaver@hood.edu
Teaching assistantship positions specifically have an instruction component in the content area of the enrolled student. Assistantships are competitive positions and are open to degree-seeking graduate students. To be eligible, all students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Students may apply for these positions for the fall semester, though some positions may become available in the spring. Students are encouraged to directly contact the individual programs, departments and offices regarding questions about the positions. The Graduate School office does not have this specific information. Hiring supervisors will directly contact selected applicants to schedule an interview.
The following departments offer teaching assistantships:
- Biology Department, contact: Oney Smith
- Computer Science Department, contact: George Dimitoglou
- Global Languages Department, contact: Scott Pincikowski
Note: Global languages assistantships are designed for native speakers. Due to the increased responsibilities, global language TAs must maintain a 3.5 GPA.