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25 Practical Gifts for Grad & PhD Students in 2022

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You’re proud of your graduate and PhD students. Show them just how much you care, with gifts that are a bit fun and a bit practical. Whether they’re working on their dissertation or your doctoral students are simply elbows deep in research, you are sure to find just the right gift on a list that’s almost as smart as they are.

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Ph.D. Graduation Gifts: What to Give & Avoid

Completing a Ph.D. is a huge milestone, and it’s one that deserves to be celebrated. A graduation gift is a great way to recognize a newly-minted graduate’s accomplishments and acknowledge the years’ worth of hard work and commitment that made their achievement possible. But what to give them?

Choosing a Ph.D. graduation gift can be tricky. While thoughtful cards, money, and well-wishes are always appreciated, many friends and loved ones want to go the extra mile to recognize their scholars’ academic success. If you’re searching for the perfect Ph.D. graduation gift and you’re feeling at a loss for a present that will convey how proud you are of the new doctor, never fear. We’re here to help. 

These are a few Ph.D. graduation gift ideas that your grad will love (almost) as much as their new diploma, as well as a few traditional gifts to skip:

• Ph.D. graduation gifts to avoid
• Academic Ph.D. graduation gifts
• Timesaving Ph.D. graduation gifts
• Experiences

Ph.D. Graduation Gifts to Avoid

To be clear, any graduation gift is thoughtful and will be appreciated by the recipient, so don’t worry too much about choosing the wrong present. The graduate is likely so thrilled to receive their degree that everything else is icing on the cake. 

Still, not all graduation presents are created equal, and many traditional graduation gifts are past their heyday. One question to ask yourself to help guide your Ph.D. graduation gift search is, “What will they do with this?” 

When considering many traditional graduation presents, the answer is “not much.” Heavy desk accessories like nameplates, fancy pen stands, and business card holders are nice (and who doesn’t love seeing their name engraved on office supplies?) but for today’s graduates, they are unlikely to see much use. Along with personalized clocks and paperweights, these items are more likely to spend a lifetime collecting dust than being put to good use. 

I received many lovely engraved gifts when I graduated with my Ph.D. ten years ago, and I was excited to put them on display in my first office. However, it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that they haven’t moved since. 

Today’s graduates are likely to be on the move (or even working remotely) throughout their careers, and they may not want office stuff weighing them down. It’s best to resist the urge to gift them hourglasses and monogrammed globes, and consider something more personal instead. 

Academic Graduation Gifts

While commemorative keepsakes are best left in the past, if you’re still hoping to get your Ph.D. graduate a tangible present, there are plenty of options. Academic-themed presents are a nice way to help new grads move into the next phase of their professional lives, and many of these Ph.D. graduation gifts can be incredibly useful. The best part is, you won’t need to look any further than their college bookstore’s website. 

One of my favorite Ph.D. graduation gifts was nice stationery with my new title printed on the letterhead. It gave me a little thrill to send out notes from my very own stationery. I also received a beautiful leather portfolio that I still use to this day. A sturdy portfolio with space for a notebook, pens, and an iPad will get years’ worth of use and help your graduate stay organized in all of the meetings they’ll be attending. 

If you are looking for a big-ticket item for a new Ph.D. who is going to be a professor , graduation regalia also makes an excellent present for someone with dozens of commencement ceremonies in their future. 

Ph.D. regalia is expensive and it needs to be custom-ordered, but it’s a meaningful gift that they’ll keep forever. Every time I suit up for graduation in my gold-and-black velvet robe and fluffy hat, I remember what it felt like when it was my turn to walk across the stage. 

The months leading up to any Ph.D. student’s graduation are hectic, to say the least. Time is a precious commodity for every graduate student in the final stretch of their program, and what they really need is a few more hours in the day. An early Ph.D. graduation present that frees up a few hours of their time and checks off an item on their endless to-do list will be truly appreciated. 

Meal delivery, cleaning services, and childcare are all excellent Ph.D. graduation gifts. Giving your Ph.D. student extra time to focus on the many tasks they have to complete before receiving their degree is a thoughtful and meaningful present they are unlikely to forget. A little extra peace of mind goes a long way during what is perhaps the most stressful part of graduate school. 

Post-Graduation Experiences

Graduate school is a major commitment, and it requires a huge investment of time . Earning a Ph.D. takes years, and there’s not a lot of downtime in most Ph.D. programs. For many Ph.D. students , one of the most difficult things about graduate school is missing out on vacations, travel, and other activities. 

For this reason, an experience makes an exceptional Ph.D. graduation gift, and one they are unlikely to forget. 

After I finished my Ph.D., I was excited to spend time with my friends and family and catch up on everything I’d missed while submerged in my dissertation-writing . I jumped at the chance to travel and see a few new places before starting my first professor job, and I remember it as being the best summer ever. 

I had a great time relaxing and recharging after successfully making it through the gauntlet of graduate school, and I loved spending time with all the people I’d been missing. 

From day-trips to full-fledged vacations, a new adventure will be a welcome change of pace for anyone who has just completed the final chapter of their graduate education. Think about things they enjoy doing, and plan an experience that they’ll love. If you are looking for a truly memorable Ph.D. graduation gift, you can’t go wrong with a trip or an activity that will celebrate your graduate’s accomplishments and stay with them for many years to come.

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Top Pandemic-Apt Gifts for the Dissertation Writer in Your Life | Issue 272

Summary:  These holiday gifts will delight your favorite doctoral student and brighten their path during this challenging time and beyond. (P.S. We also recommend self-gifting!)

By the ABD Coaches Circle

Celebrating the holidays during the pandemic offers new challenges. 

It's time to get creative as we re-invent celebrations with family and friends. Given the unusual levels of stress and separations, how can you infuse this holiday season with a good dash of comfort and joy? 

If your list includes a doctoral student working on his or her dissertation, consider a gift that may help them find new zest and focus so they can continue on their vital project.

If you are currently writing your dissertation, forward this list to those who care about you. We also encourage you to be generous to yourself in ways that further your best self. Your well-being and your goals matter! 

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Our recommended gift list below, compiled from top dissertation coaches, reflects their understanding of ABD challenges and needs. You'll find gifts in all price ranges that boost energy, save time, reduce stress, and light the path for the aspiring doctoral graduate student. 

The perfect gift doesn't need to be expensive. Gifts of time, e.g., cooking or shopping, will be well received. If purchasing, consider supporting local businesses as they've been particularly hard hit this year. Want to splurge on that special person? Consider gift certificates, e.g., for a personal trainer or coach, or a private dissertation retreat. 

As always, it's the thought that counts—and each of these 21 gifts clearly affirm the value of the person and his/her goal of finishing a doctorate. 

1. Locally roasted coffee or energy tea with handy thermal mug 

2. A  Jiggy   puzzle (featuring women artists) for a fun break 

3. Subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music 

4. Upgraded headset or speaker for their study area 

5. Flowers or plant to brighten the indoors on long winter days 

6. Prepared meal subscription, e.g., Freshly or HomeChef, or deliver homemade meals 

7. A beginner embroidery kit (under $15   here ) 

8. Top-rated  "Gravity" weighted blanket   or  sleep mask   from Etsy for better Zzzzs. 

9. Gift certificate for printer paper and/or ink cartridges 

10. Space heater or air filter to keep them warm and alert at their desk 

11. A warm underlayer shirt for getting outdoors (e.g.,  Patagonia Zip-Neck   or  Cuddl Duds crew neck ) 

12. Home  haircut kit  and/or beard trimmer to keep up appearances 

13. A dissertation retreat at a quiet place with Wi-Fi (but sans distractions or obligations) 

14. Great water bottle to keep the brain hydrated 

15. Subscription to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Disney, or Hulu for breaks 

16. Firepit for distance socializing outdoors (or burning old drafts?) 

17. New printer or laptop. (Recommend letting student select this.) 

18. Motivational quotes to place in work area, e.g., framed print, engraved stone, mug 

19. Dissertation "power cape," e.g., a heated fleecy throw 

20. A pair of colorful, cozy winter socks to warm the feet and heart 

21. Gift certificate for positive psychology dissertation coaching—to help them finish faster and enjoy the journey more. (Click  here   for more info.) 

Consistent moral support will always be welcomed. Whether your gift is a beribboned box or genuine affirmation for their progress and dreams, your encouragement will be appreciated. 

With appreciation to my ABD Coaches Circle colleagues Ilene Berns-Zare, Diane Dreher, and Vannetta Iddrisu for their great gift suggestions for this article. ~ Gayle Scroggs, Editor 

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Gift ideas for a PhD defense are meaningful and thoughtful sentiments that the recipient will love. If someone you know is about to go through a PhD defense process, then getting them a gift to celebrate that step in their education is a great way to show you care. There are many ideas for this occasion, and lots of them are listed here. Imagine the look on their face when they see the gift you got them and how much you support them in their achievements.

Gift Ideas For A PhD Defense To Celebrate!

Celebrate such a great time in your loved one’s life! These presents are impressive. 

“I just became a PhD. What have you done lately?” Mug

After they have finished their PhD defense and have become a PhD, this is the mug for them to celebrate with.

Funny PhD Checklist Shirt

Sometimes a little humor goes a long way, and if they are nervous, they will appreciate a laugh.

Personalized Graduation Christmas Ornament

When they are done, this ornament is something that will continuously remind them of how far they have come and all they have accomplished.

“The Dr.” Wine Glass

“The Dr.” wants a glass of wine!

“You are braver than you believe…” Burlap Quote Print

Remind them that they are braver than they believe, stronger than they seem, and smarter than they think, with this burlap quote print. Not only that, but they are loved more than they could possibly know.

“Congrats Doc” Wine Gift Bag

Congratulate them for a job well done with wine in this awesome “Congrats Doc” wine bag.

“Miss. Mrs. Ms. Dr.” Tote Bag

Not a Miss, Mrs., or a Ms., but a Dr.!

“So koalified” Mug

After completing their PhD defense, they are “so koalified” and ready to take on the world.

“Things NOT to ask a PhD student” Shirt

These are the things that everyone should know not to ask a PhD student, or someone who has recently finished their education.

“Remember who you are” Candle

They always need to remember who they are, even as their life evolves.

“Just be you” Aluminum Circle

A PhD defense seems overwhelming, so remind them to just be themselves. They are valuable and wise just as they are.

“Confidence booster” Wine Glass

Wine is a confidence booster, after all.

“Pursue the dream that sets your soul on fire” Mug

Make sure they know that you fully support them in every step they take because you want them to pursue the dreams that set their soul on fire.

“Go-getter” Shirt

They are definitely a go-getter if they are facing their PhD defense.

“Always believe in you” Compact Mirror

They must always believe in themselves, but sometimes they need to know that someone else believes in them too. This compact mirror with the quote, “always believe in you,” will help them see that.

Custom Bracelet Cuff

Have their name, preceded by “Dr.” put on this custom bracelet cuff, or a special quote, whatever you think they will like.

“Determined women get things done” Mug

Determined women power through life’s challenges and get things done.

Peace-N-Harmony Rollerball

The Peace-N-Harmony rollerball will help them ease their nerves and face the PhD defense with a clearer head.

“Dr.” Personalized Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Make sure they stay hydrated with their brand new “Dr.” personalized stainless steel water bottle at hand.

“Living the dream” Shirt

They are surely living the dream. Don’t ever let them forget that!

This terrific list of gift ideas for a PhD defense is sure to be loved! As they face their PhD defense, they may be nervous, worried, stressed, you name it! However, with a gift and a kind word from you, they will have more confidence and be ready to tackle the defense with determination.

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The damage inflicted on the nation during Donald Trump’s first term in office pales in comparison with what he will do if he is elected to a second term. How can we know this? The best evidence is Trump himself. He has repeatedly demonstrated his willingness to tear the country apart.

“Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters,” Sean Wilentz , a historian at Princeton, writes in a forthcoming article in Liberties,

have made it clear that they will not accept defeat in November any more than they did when Trump lost four years ago. They believe that Trump is the one true legitimate president, that those who refuse to accept this fundamental fact are the true deniers, and that any result other than Trump’s restoration would be a thwarting of history’s purpose and a diabolical act of treason. The authoritarian imperative has moved beyond Trumpian narcissism and the cultish MAGA fringe to become an article of faith from top to bottom inside the utterly transformed Republican Party, which Trump totally commands.

Like Wilentz, Laurence Tribe , a law professor at Harvard, does not mince words, writing by email:

All the dangers foreign and domestic posed by Trump’s cruelly vindictive, self-aggrandizing, morally unconstrained, reality-defying character — as evidenced in his first presidential term and in his unprecedented refusal to accept his 2020 electoral loss — would be magnified many times over in any subsequent term by three factors. First, he has systematically eroded the norms and the institutional guardrails that initially set boundaries on the damage he and his now more carefully chosen loyalist enablers are poised to do in carrying out the dangerous project to which they are jointly committed. Second, their failures to insulate themselves from electoral and legal constraints during the dry run of 2017-21 have led them to formulate far more sophisticated and less vulnerable plans for their second attempt at consolidating permanent control of the apparatus of our fragile republic. And third, their capture of the Supreme Court and indeed much of the federal judiciary has put in place devastating precedents like the immunity ruling of July 1 that will license a virtually limitless autocratic power — if, but only if, they are not stopped during the epic struggle that will reach one climax this Nov. 5 and another next Jan. 6.

The most important reason a second Trump term would be far more dangerous than his first is that if he does win this year, Trump will have triumphed with the electorate’s full knowledge that he has been criminally charged with 88 felonies and convicted of 34 of them (so far); that he has promised to “appoint a real special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the entire Biden crime family”; and that he intends to “totally obliterate the deep state” by gutting civil service protections for the 50,000 most important jobs in the federal work force, a central tenet of what he calls his “retribution” agenda.

Julie Wronski , a political scientist at the University of Mississippi, contended in an email:

The question is how much the Supreme Court presidential immunity decision will undermine institutional guardrails against Trump’s anti-democratic behavior. If there are no repercussions for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, intimidation of election officers, and casual handling of classified materials, then Trump will be emboldened to partake in such activities again. Trump has made clear that norms of governance — e.g., civility, accepting electoral defeat, and treating members of the political opposition as legitimate holders of power — do not apply to him.

While Kamala Harris has pulled even with, if not ahead of, Trump in recent polling, Republican attacks on her have yet to reach full intensity, and the outcome remains very much up for grabs.

Bruce Cain , a Stanford political scientist, voiced concerns similar to Wronski’s by email:

Trump is more erratic, impulsive, and self-interested than your average candidate and is much bolder than most in testing the boundaries of what he can get away with. In political insider lingo, he is a guy who likes to put his toes right up to the chalk line between legal and illegal activity. There is some evidence that his bad traits are getting worse with old age, but the more serious problem is the lowering of institutional and political guardrails that constrained him in the past. The decision in Trump v. the U.S. entitling a former president to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts” seems to me particularly problematic. The court left open the question of how to distinguish between official and unofficial acts. Trump’s personality is such that he will without doubt test the limits of this distinction.

Timothy Snyder , a historian at Yale and an expert on the regimes of Stalin and Hitler, wrote by email in reply to my inquiry: “It would be closer to the truth to think about a second Trump administration beginning from the images of Jan. 6, 2021. That is where Trump left us and that is where he would begin.”

Unlike oligarchy and tyranny, Snyder argued,

Democracy depends upon example, and Trump sets the worst possible one. He has openly admired dictators his entire life. He would encourage Xi and Putin. The Russians make completely clear that a Trump presidency is their hope for victory in Ukraine. Allowing Russia to win that war, which I think is Trump’s likely orientation, destabilizes Europe, encourages China toward aggression in the Pacific, and undermines the rule of law everywhere.

Charles Stewart , a political scientist at M.I.T., warned in an email:

A second Trump administration would escalate the threat of authoritarian governance, most notably, by sanctioning politically motivated prosecutions. Even if the courts resisted the baldest of efforts, doing so will be costly to political opponents and also continue to silence dissent among conservatives who wish to have political careers.

In 2016 and for much of his first term, major elements of the Republican Party viewed Trump with deep suspicion, repeatedly blocking or weakening his more delusional initiatives. That’s no longer the case.

“The Republican Party is fully and totally behind Trump — the epicenter of election disruption — even after two impeachments, an insurrection and a criminal conviction,” Julian Zelizer , a historian at Princeton, pointed out in an email, adding:

The support that Trump received after Jan. 6, and the entire effort to overturn the election, demonstrates that much of the G.O.P. is fine with doing this. Now that the party knows what insurrection looks like and has given its stamp of approval by nominating Trump, we know that this is officially part of the Republican playbook.

One thing is clear: Trump would assume control of the White House in 2025 with far more power and far fewer restraints than when he took office in January 2017.

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