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At the graduate level, research and advanced coursework help you achieve disciplinary expertise; faculty mentoring helps to acclimate you to your profession. Professional development equips you with leadership abilities and the transferable skills that are in high demand by employers across job sectors.
Participants
- Master's Students
- Doctoral Students
- Postdoc
Skills Emphasized
- Communication and presentation
- Writing
- Professional networking
- Personal finance
- Job search
- Leadership
- Technology commercialization
- Teaching
- Research ethics
Services Offered
- Career Counseling
- Courses
- Workshops
- Seminars
- 3 Minute Thesis
- Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)
- International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP)
External Partners
- Private companies/industry
- Federal agencies
- Other universities and/or colleges
University Collaborations
- Communications program
- Writing program or writing center
- Office of graduate fellowships & awards
CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
