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    Closing the Gap
    Tuesday, October 1, 2013

    More than one-third of college students are people of color, yet nearly 80 percent of the nation’s college and university faculty members are white. An October 2013 feature story by Insight Into Diversity looks at several programs working to close the gap in higher education faculty diversity, including the CGS initiative, Preparing Future Faculty.

    Education: Financial Burden
    Wednesday, September 25, 2013

    According to Nature magazine, graduate students face big decisions about money and can benefit from wise counsel and careful forethought, through efforts such as the CGS Best Practices program, Enhancing Student Financial Literacy.

    Report: Grad School Enrollment Up Slightly
    Friday, September 13, 2013

    USA Today looks at the significant differences in enrollment trends for domestic and international students, as revealed in the 2012 CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees survey.

    B-School Application Growth Stalls
    Friday, September 13, 2013

    CGS Director of Research and Policy Analysis, Jeff Allum, discusses the drop in applications to graduate programs in business that was reported by institutions responding to the 2012 CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees Survey.

    More foreigners enter U.S. grad schools as citizen enrollment lags
    Friday, September 13, 2013

    More foreign students are entering U.S. graduate schools and dominating in critical fields such as computer sciences and engineering, as enrollment by Americans remains sluggish, according to the 2012 CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees Survey.

    Influx of Foreign Students Drives Modest Increase in Graduate-School Enrollments
    Thursday, September 12, 2013

    Graduate leaders are interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education to discuss the mixed trends revealed by the CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees Survey.

    More Humanities PhDs
    Thursday, September 12, 2013

    First-time enrollment in doctoral programs in the arts and humanities rose 7.7 percent in fall 2012. Inside Higher Ed discusses with CGS President Debra W. Stewart and other humanities experts what this means for graduate schools and future PhD job seekers.

    One Big Reason to Worry Your Bachelor's Degree Isn't Enough
    Wednesday, August 21, 2013

    A CGS Data Sources article on graduate student loan debt is mentioned in a Huffington Post article on wage growth and education levels.

    International Graduate Admissions Rise Steadily Even as Applications Slow
    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    American graduate schools face a changing global outlook in the market for international graduate students, according to the latest CGS International Graduate Admissions survey. CGS President Debra W. Stewart and Director of Research Jeff Allum discuss the findings with the Chronicle of Higher Education.

    International Admissions Up, But...
    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    The latest application and admission numbers from China may signal faltering growth as a source of international students for U.S. graduate institutions. CGS's Debra Stewart and Jeff Allum discuss the findings of the latest International Graduate Admissions survey report.

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