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A Data-Based Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States
November 16, 2010:
Charlotte Kuh, Deputy Executive Director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division at the National Research Council, discussed the NRC’s recently-released study of research-doctorate programs, highlighted how to use the database itself, and discussed ways that the data could be used for research and for the improvement of doctoral education.
- Charlotte Kuh, National Research Council
Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018
October 20, 2010
This presentation featured highlights from Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements through 2018, a recent publication from the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University. One of the reports authors discussed the demand for graduate-level workers and the impact of a projected shortfall by 2018 in the supply of workers with postsecondary education and training.
- Nicole Smith, Center on Education and the Workforce
NSF/SRS Update on Higher Education R&D Survey and Postdoc Data Project
September 22, 2010
Staff members from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Science Resources Statistics provided an update on NSF’s Postdoc Data Project, including the methodological results, and discussed recent developments for the redesigned Higher Education R&D Survey.
- Kelly Phou, National Science Foundation
- Ronda Britt, National Science Foundation
The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States
May 20, 2010
Cathy Wendler from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) provided an overview of a report guided by the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education, a group jointly formed by CGS and ETS in 2009 to study how graduate education can meet the challenges of the 21st century. Her presentation included current trends in graduate education, vulnerabilities in our system of graduate education, and the report’s recommendations and actions.
- Cathy Wendler, ETS
Graduate Education in Germany
April 14, 2010
Jürgen Breitkopf from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany’s funding organization for research in science, engineering and humanities, provided an overview of the DFG and the structure and funding of graduate education in Germany.
- Jürgen Breitkopf, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The Federal Workforce
March 17, 2010
This presentation by Tim McManus, Vice President for Education and Outreach at The Partnership for Public Service, covered three main topics: “Where the Jobs Are” in the federal government, barriers to entering the federal workforce, and what can be done to ensure the federal government gets the workforce it needs.
- Tim McManus, The Partnership for Public Service
Minorities in Graduate Education
February 17, 2010
Mikyung Ryu from the American Council on Education provided an overview of the participation of minorities in graduate education based on data from ACE’s Minorities in Higher Education reports. Deborah Santiago, from Excelencia in Education, focused on Hispanics in graduate education.
- Mikyung Ryu, American Council on Education
- Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education (presentation not available)
Findings from the 2007-08 Survey of Earned Doctorates
January 20, 2010
This forum highlighted findings from the recently released Survey of Earned Doctorates Summary Report for 2007-08, focusing on longer term trends in doctoral degree production, educational history including time-to-degree and graduate school debt, and postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients.
- Mark Fiegener, National Science Foundation
As the national advocate for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource for policymakers and others on issues concerning graduate education, research, and scholarship. Based in Washington, DC, the organization provides its members with regular updates and analyses of legislative and regulatory proposals and policies that affect graduate education.
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