The Washington Examiner’s monthly Education section included a Data Sources article by Nathan Bell, CGS Director of Research and Policy Analysis on employment projections for those with graduate degrees.

CGS provides resources on a range of topics for current and prospective graduate students.

 
Publications Access

As a benefit of institutional membership, online access to CGS publications is provided to students at member institutions.
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Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees, and Assistants

In 2014, the Council of Graduate Schools reaffirmed its support of what is known as the “April 15th Resolution,” which concerns the obligations of graduate institutions and prospective graduate students regarding offers and acceptances of financial support. View the Resolution. Resolution renewed October 2019.

Nature magazine included a brief describing the CGS Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion (DIMAC) which quoted Robert Sowell, CGS Vice President for Programs and Operations.  CGS announced the selection of the 21 institutional partners on March 15.

A Science Careers article on the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree documented career outcomes for PSM graduates from several different programs. The article included quotes from Sally Francis, CGS Senior Scholar in Residence and Co-Director, Professional Science Master's Initiatives and Nathan Bell, CGS Director of Research and Policy Analysis.

In an opinion piece in the Des Moines Register, John Keller, associate provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate College at the University of Iowa, highlighted the important role of graduate education in preparing the future highly-skilled workforce and cited CGS’s work in preparing policy reports to address related issues.

An opinion piece on Forbes.com by Gary Shapiro, Consumer Electronic Association, advocates for ensuring international students can stay in the U.S. after graduation in order to bolster U.S. competitiveness.  The op-ed cites data from Graduate Enrollment & Degrees 2000 to 2010.

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), is pleased to welcome Dr. Richard W. Linton as the 2012-2013 CGS/NSF Dean-in-Residence. Dr.  Linton served as vice president for research and graduate studies and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon from 2000 to 2011; under his leadership the university’s research funding, interdisciplinary centers and institutes, commercial licensing of research, and associated statewide jobs and revenue grew dramatically. Prior to his tenure at the University of Oregon, Dr. Linton was the chief research and international programs officer for the University of North Carolina System and a chemistry professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1973 from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in chemistry in 1977 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In his role as CGS/NSF Dean-in-Residence Dr. Linton will support ongoing and substantive communication between senior administrators of graduate education and the NSF. He will also share with NSF the insights, perspectives, and practical experience of a senior administrator at a research university. In this role, Dr. Linton will help facilitate increased collaboration between NSF and stakeholders, fostering partnerships to address important issues in graduate education.

Press Release

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Who is allowed access to the members-only portions of the website?

Any individual listed in an institution’s active membership record will be able to login to the members-only portions of the website. If you are the primary contact listed in CGS’s record of member institutions and would like to request that additional staff members be added, please contact Janice Goggins.

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Below are instructions for logging in to the website for the first time:

• Click Member LogIn, located on the upper right-hand corner of every screen.
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Having login problems? Contact Janice Goggins. 

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Login is required to access members-only content and benefits on the CGS website. Once logged in, you may:

• Purchase publications at the member rate in the Online Store
• Access the Membership Directory
• Access the Member Library
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• Access the Government Relations Weekly Update
• Access the archives of the GradEdge newsletter and other archived materials

How do I access the Dean's Discussion Board in the CGS Forum?

The Dean's Discussion Board is an online forum for graduate deans and senior staff of CGS member institutions. This forum is a go-to resource for the graduate community to exchange questions, ideas, and institutional practices. 

All primary contacts and other high-level institutional administrators at a member institution may request access to the Dean's Discussion Board by providing their name, email address, institution, and job title. Individuals authorized to access the board will be granted access within one week of submitting a request. Sustaining Members and Corresponding Affiliates may request read-only access by emailing Julia Kent.  

Login is required to access the discussion board. The same login credentials (e.g. email address and password) used to access the members-only content on the CGS website will be needed.

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Individuals not associated with a CGS member institution will be asked to create a login for Online Store purchases. Please note that individuals logging in as non-members will only have access to non-member rates for CGS publications.

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The Member Library provides access to all CGS publications online at no additional cost. This service is available to institutional members (US, Canada, and International) and sustaining members. Any administrator, faculty, or staff member of a CGS member institution may access our publications in PDF format. You must login with your CGS username and password to access electronic publications in the Member Library. If you do not have a CGS username and password, please contact Janice Goggins. 

Contact:
Belle Woods
bwoods@cgs.nche.edu
(202) 223-3791

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), announces the appointment of the 2012-2013 CGS/NSF Dean-in-Residence, Richard W. Linton.  Dr. Linton served as vice president for research and graduate studies and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon from 2000 to 2011; under his leadership the university’s research funding, interdisciplinary centers and institutes, commercial licensing of research, and associated statewide jobs and revenue grew dramatically.

"CGS is delighted to welcome Rich Linton as the new CGS/NSF Dean in Residence,” said Debra W. Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools.  “Rich has been a leader in the graduate education and research community and is ideally suited to this crucial position which offers a bridge between academia and NSF, a vital source of support for basic research,” she said.

The CGS/NSF Dean-in-Residence Program was created to provide a mechanism for ongoing and substantive communications between senior administrators at graduate institutions and the NSF, a major source of federal support for graduate fellowships and research projects.  The program is an exceptional opportunity for an outstanding graduate dean to bring to the NSF insights, perspectives, and the practical experience of an accomplished administrator at a research university.  In this role, Dr. Linton will help facilitate increased collaboration between NSF and stakeholders, fostering partnerships to address important issues in graduate education. Dr. Linton will spend approximately 80% of his time at NSF and 20% of his time at CGS during his seventeen-month appointment beginning March 1, 2012.

“NSF’s critical work with the graduate education community is made more effective by the CGS/NSF Dean in Residence program,” said James H. Lightbourne, Director of NSF’s Division of Graduate Education.  He added, “Dr. Linton’s track record in developing interdisciplinary research initiatives and graduate programs, catalyzing inter-institutional collaborations and government-university-industry partnerships advancing science and technology, and in transferring discoveries from the university research lab to the marketplace will be important assets to NSF in the coming year.”

Dr. Linton was the inaugural chair of the Oregon University System Research Council and served on statewide economic development boards such as the Oregon Innovation Council, Oregon Cluster Network and the Oregon Engineering and Technology Industry Council.  He began his service at the University of Oregon in 2000, having previously served as chief research and international programs officer for the University of North Carolina System and as a chemistry professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1973 from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in chemistry in 1977 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.