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A CGS survey finding that fall 2009 international first-time graduate enrollment remained flat, while U.S. first-time enrollment grew 6%, was covered by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and BusinessWeek (11/10/09) 

Inside Higher Ed reported from the opening sessions of the Professional Science Master's initiative biennial meeting.  (11/6/09)

The Chronicle explored international joint and dual degrees in an article that quoted CGS staff and cited CGS surveys on the issue.  (9/21/09)

The Washington Post's free daily, express, printed an article on financing graduate school that was based on a recent CGS research brief(9/21/09)

The release of the annual Graduate Enrollment and Degrees report was covered by the higher education press and others, including the Wilmington (DE) News Journal(9/16/09)

Inside Higher Ed and Science Careers, among others, reported on an analysis of doctoral recipients' exit surveys, the latest publication from the Ph.D. Completion Project.  (9/2/09)

The release of a CGS survey that found that offers of admission to prospective international graduate students declined for the first time in 5 years received widespread intenational coverage, including BusinessWeek, Science Careers, and the Chronicle of Higher Education(8/20/09)

A feature in Science Careers explored the "fit" between graduate student and program, quoting CGS President Debra Stewart and citing PhD Completion Project research.  (8/13/09) 

[Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education redesigned its website in July 2009.  Links on this page to older articles will no longer work, but can be accessed by searching with keywords.]

The Chronicle reported on the launch of CGS’s new Master’s Completion Project to study completion and attrition in STEM master’s degree programs.  (5/18/09)

The Wall Street Journal and the Greenville News (SC) cited CGS's latest Graduate Enrollment & Degrees report in articles on recent college graduates pursuing graduate education.  (5/9/09)

The Chronicle sought comment from CGS president Debra Stewart for an article about a survey on U.S. graduate schools' acceptance of European 3-year degrees.  (4/28/09)

Diverse covered CGS's 2009 legislative forum and the release of its"Broadening Participation in Graduate Education" report.  (4/23/09)

The campus newspaper at the University of Central Florida profiled the university's participation in the PhD Completion Project, quoting Project Director Robert Sowell.  (4/19/09)

The Wall Street Journal reported the results of CGS's International Graduate Admissions survey on 2009 applications in both a print article and a separate blog post(4/11/09) 

Naturejobs sought comment from CGS Vice President Robert Sowell for an article on the effect of faculty hiring freezes on graduate education.  (3/18/09)

Chemical and Engineering News reported on the launch of the Project for Scholarly Integrity, quoting project director Daniel Denecke.  (3/2/09)

ScienceNews covered an AAAS meeting session on the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree. PSM Initiative Co-Director Eleanor Babco is quoted.  (2/14/09)

CGS President Debra Stewart was quoted in a Nature article on rises in applications to certain science and engineering doctoral programs due to the recession.  (2/6/09)

CGS president Debra Stewart was quoted in a Science blog post on the Obama Administration's goal of tripling fellowships in science fields.  (1/26/09)

CGS Director of Research and Policy Analysis Nathan Bell was a guest on a Washington public radio program on "Graduate School Admissions and the Economy."  (1/8/09)

The Center for American Progress' "Science Progress" interviewed CGS president Debra Stewart for an article on the need for increased graduate enrollment during the economic downturn and for greater federal support of graduate education.  (12/17/08)

The New York Times  quoted Debra Stewart in its coverage of a slight decline in the number of GRE test-takers in 2008.  (12/9/08)

Naturejobs  editorial inspired by the recent CGS-sponsored Strategic Leaders Global Summit in Florence, Italy. At the summit, international agreement was reached on collaborating to integrate training in scholarly integrity into graduate education. (11/6/08)

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