Academic Advising Team

The Academic Advisors in the Graduate Student Services office can help with various concerns regarding your program and student record.

Many questions can be answered quickly if you email your Academic Advising Department contact listed below. Please include your home department, NUID, and a detailed account of your questions. Accelerated Bachelor/Graduate Engineering students, who are still in undergraduate standing, please email the Academic Advising Department contact listed below.


Topics best for Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours
(Drop-in hours limited to 10 minutes)
  • Registration errors and issues
  • Questions about GSS Forms
  • Apply to Graduate questions
  • Holds on students’ records

Topics best for pre-scheduled individual appointments
(20 minutes)
  • Academic Probation/ Subject to Dismissal
  • Graduation Clearance
  • PlusOne students advising
  • Review and resolve student degree audit issues (DARS)

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* Contact Khoury Academic Advisor, Cailyn Ellard for MS in Robotics with Computer Science

Virtual Drop-in Advising

During virtual office hours, students can drop in without an appointment to ask an advisor questions in a breakout room for their privacy. Students attending the hours must log in to Zoom with their NU credentials. Upon joining, you will see a link for a response survey in the waiting room chat box. Please fill this out to meet with an advisor:

To join on the dates and times listed below, please click Spring 2026 hours.

Spring 2026:  Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours:

  • January 8th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • January 22nd, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • February 5th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • February 19th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • March 5th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • March 19th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • April 2nd, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
  • April 16th, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

One-on-one advising appointments

Graduate Engineering students, you can schedule a 20-minute virtual or in-person appointment to meet with your assigned academic advisor via Navigate. (See Navigate Instructions).

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One-on-one advising appointments

Graduate Engineering students, you can schedule a 20-minute virtual or in-person appointment to meet with your assigned academic advisor via Navigate. (See Navigate Instructions).

Boston Campus


Allison Jacobs
Associate Director of Graduate Student Services,  Graduate School of Engineering

Arlington Students

Miami Students

Oakland Students

Roux Institute (Portland, ME) Students

Seattle Students

Silicon Valley Students


Kimberly Wright
Kimberly Wright
Academic Advisor & Program Manager, Silicon Valley,  Graduate School of Engineering

Toronto Students


Colin Dykes
Colin Dykes
Assistant Director of Academic Advising, Toronto,  Graduate School of Engineering

Vancouver Students