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PhD completion rates
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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.
Does a Professional Science Master's Degree Pay Off?
Friday, March 30, 2012
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.
Iowa View: Graduate education has critical role for society
Saturday, March 17, 2012
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.
Training our Competition
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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.
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