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Member Engagement
Member Engagement
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CGS membership provides opportunities to engage with an active community of institutions and organizations that support graduate education. We invite you to explore our categories of membership and their distinct benefits, which include data analysis and best practice expertise, discounts on meetings and publications, and opportunities to exchange information and resources with fellow members.
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.
U.S. B-Schools Report Slowing Growth in International Applicants and Admits
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Speaking with BusinessWeek about the latest report of the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey, Debra Stewart explains that the numbers show the U.S. remains a very attractive destination for international graduate students, but competition is getting stronger around the world.
Succeed as a Nontraditional Grad School Applicant
Friday, August 16, 2013
CGS data is cited in an advice column that says graduate admissions decisions are not just about undergraduate GPA.
2013 CGS New Deans Institute and Summer Workshop
Selected PowerPoint presentations from the 2013 New Deans Institute and Summer Workshop are below. Presentations are offered as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. File size is indicated after the name of each presenter.
New Deans Institute Presentations
Session II: Governance and Organization
Robert Augustine (1.14 MB)
Jeannine Blackwell (285 KB)
Session III: Budget and Staff Management Strategies
Barbara Knuth (345 KB)
Pamela Stacks (121 KB)
Session IVA: Political Engagement
Maureen Grasso (578 KB)
Steven Matson (275 KB)
Session IVB: Graduate Admissions and Financing
Ramona Mellot (275 KB)
Carol Shanklin (92 KB)
Session V: Program Quality Assessment
Nancy Marcus (275 KB)
MJT Smith (92 KB)
Summer Workshop Presentations
ProQuest Breakfast Meeting
Marlene Coles (1.63 MB)
Plenary II: Everything is a Remix: Implications for Graduate Education
Charles Caramello (94 KB)
Nancy Marcus (47 KB)
NSF Support of Graduate Students: What Works? What's Needed?
Richard Linton (336 KB)
Giselle Muller-Parker(92 KB)
GRE/TOEFL Breakfast Meeting
Jacqueline Briel and Michelle Hampton (1.94 MB)
Becoming a Winner: Hints for Preparing a Successful ETS/CGS Award Proposal
Robert Augustine (340 KB)
Karen Colley (705 KB)
Karen Weddle-West (571 KB)
Enhancing Financial Education for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Daniel Denecke and Jeff Allum (1.16 MB)
Mike Noetzel and Betsy Palmer (222 KB)
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