Plenary and Concurrent Sessions

 

The CGS meeting will offer plenary and concurrent sessions that address the various facets of graduate education.

 

Plenary Sessions

 

  • Achieving Inclusiveness in Graduate Education: Implications of the Supreme Court Rulings
  • Massive Online Learning: Evolution or Revolution?
  • The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty
  • Social Networking: Its Power and Limitations for Serving Graduate Education
  • Financial Literacy: The Millennial Challenge
  • Global University Rankings: What Do Graduate Schools Need to Know?

 

Concurrent Sessions May Include

 

  • The Multi-Track PhD: Successful Innovations in the Humanities
  • To Graduate Deanship and Beyond: Career Paths
  • Structuring Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Streamlining Administrative Functions at Master's Institutions
  • Federal Agency Initiatives Supporting Graduate Education and Graduate Students
  • Recent Studies on Career Outcomes for Graduate Students Across Countries
  • Supporting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education
  • The Professional Science Master's: Retrospective and Prospective
  • Thesis and Dissertation Writing and Publication: Programs and Policies that Work
  • Completion and Attrition in STEM Master's Programs
  • Increasing the Success of Underrepresented STEM PhD Students
  • Graduate Education Online: An International Conversation
  • Marketing Master's Programs in Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions
  • Transforming the EdD: Making It the Degree of Choice for Professional Practitioners

 

 

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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.