Pipeline Summer Institute (PSI) - The Pipeline Program provides orientation to the world of graduate education through a six-week summer research institute at the CUNY Graduate Center. In the summer institute, fellows take a research seminar in either the social sciences or the humanities designed to introduce them to graduate-level work and research skills. They also take courses on critical thinking and writing, Grad School 101, and intensive GRE preparation. An important outcome of the PSI is the drafting of a research statement that forms the foundation of later activities. The PSI begins July 5, 2022 on a Tuesday/Thursday from 10a-4p schedule and runs until the Fall semester.

Monthly Colloquia - In the fall and spring semesters, fellows attend one colloquium each month at the Graduate Center focused on the graduate admissions process in the fall and thesis completion in the spring. They also work in small peer mentoring groups led by Pipeline Graduate Fellows (these fellows are Graduate Center doctoral students who are also from underrepresented groups). We try to provide as much overlap between the academic discipline of the Pipeline Undergraduate and Graduate Fellows.

Thesis/Research Project - Research and scholarly writing is the foundation of any graduate school application. Pipeline students conduct a research project or produce a thesis (topic chosen by the student) directed by a CUNY faculty mentor (also chosen by the student). This project forms the basis of students' research statement or statement of purpose...that important piece of a grad school application.

Research Conference - An important focus of the spring colloquia sessions is to help students prepare to present their research in a conference setting.  Pipeline students report on their thesis/research project at the annual CUNY Pipeline Conference held at the Graduate Center in late Spring and submit a thesis based on this research at the end of the academic year.

Supportive Environment - Everyone involved with the Pipeline Program (faculty, staff, mentors, and your fellow students) is dedicated to providing a safe, fun, intellectually stimulating, and caring environment. We spend a lot of time together and due to a relatively small cohort we really get to know each other and grow to care about each other as scholars and as human beings.