Graduate Student Handbook and Policies
General Homewood Graduate Policies
- Homewood Graduate Student Handbook (2009 - 2010)
- Academic Misconduct Policy WebCT Training
(Select "Academic Ethics (2008-09)") - Leave of Absence
- Residency and Nonresidency
- Termination/Withdrawal
- GradNet Peer Mentoring Program Guidelines
- Academic Misconduct
- Jury Duty Policy
- Grievance Policy
- Academic Probation and Dismissal
- Homewood Institutional Review Board
- Graduate Board Forms and Policies
- Dissertation and Thesis Guidelines
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
- Master's Time to Degree Policy
- Appropriate Use of Computer and Network Resources
- Conflict of Commitment and Conflict of Interest
- Integrity in Research
- Animal Care and Use
- Postdoctoral Pre-Entrance Health Requirement Policy
Whiting School of Engineering
James West
In 1962, James West, current Whiting School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty member and Gerhard Sessler revolutionized the field of sound technology when they invented the electrets microphone, found today in everything from cell phones to hearing aids, from children’s toys to the devices astronauts use to communicate from outer space.
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