Tag: Council of Graduate Schools

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Report: International Enrollments at Graduate Schools on the Rise

International graduate application and first-time enrollment rates have increased at U.S. universities for the first time since fall 2016, reported the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS).

February 12, 2020

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Virginia Tech’s DePauw Oversees Multifaceted Approach to Grad School Diversity

Eschewing one-size-fits-all, Dr. Karen P. DePauw, dean of Virginia Tech Graduate School, has developed an inclusion and diversity requirement that will enable programming to fit departmental needs.

August 28, 2019

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New Initiative Tackles Graduate Student Mental Health

Graduate students are six times as likely to experience anxiety and depression as people in other fields, a study in Nature Biotechnology found last year. Such statistics inspired the Council of Graduate Schools and the Jed Foundation to partner on a new initiative called “Supporting Mental Health and Wellness of Graduate Students.”

August 20, 2019

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Study: Cutting Federal Graduate Loans Would Harm Black Students, HBCUs

Cuts to federal student loans for graduate and professional students could be devastating to African-Americans and, in a ripple effect, historically Black colleges and universities, according to a study by the AccessLex Institute.

July 22, 2019

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Convening Explores Strategies to Improve Grad Student Diversity

Improving diversity, equity and inclusion in graduate education should involve intentional efforts to enhance student experience by cultivating a nurturing campus climate through broadening access, mitigating bias and providing strong support services.

March 26, 2019

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Grad School Applications from International Students Down for Second Year

For the second consecutive year, international graduate school application rates and first-time graduate enrollment showed a “troubling” decline at U.S. universities, according to a report released Thursday by the Council of Graduate Schools.

February 7, 2019

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Panel to CGS: Holistic Admissions Strategy Aids Grad Student Diversity

WASHINGTON – An intentional and campuswide approach and a holistic evaluation of underrepresented students in the admissions process can help graduate schools cultivate a diverse and inclusive student body and produce degree-holders who are culturally competent.

December 8, 2018

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CGS Meeting Hears Sobering Report on Black Student Access

Institutional racism, White supremacy and anti-Black attitudes fuel underrepresentation of Black students on college and university campuses across the United States, with access a battle constantly being waged in legal courts and the court of public opinion, according to an academic who addressed the 58th annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools this week.

December 6, 2018

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Study Reveals Notable Graduate School Enrollment Trends

The number of ethnic minority, first-time graduate students inched up from 2016 to 2017 while women earned the majority of graduate degrees for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest annual study by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Board.

October 2, 2018

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Florida Professor Leads Effort to Aid Black Comp-Sci PhD Students

Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is part of a large-scale project, the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computer Science (iAAMCS), which has developed a document to help schools recruit and retain African-American doctoral students in computer science.

August 30, 2018

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International Collaborative Explores Social and Emotional Learning in Higher Education

PRINCETON, N.J. – As he talked, listened and observed over the course of three days at a New Jersey conference center, Dr. Monte Randall kept thinking about the struggles of students at College of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, where he is dean of academic affairs, and at the other 35 tribal schools in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

July 12, 2018

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Free Speech Among Issues Explored at CGS Convening

CHICAGO — Northwestern University’s provost, Dr. Jonathan Holloway, knows first-hand how difficult it can be to navigate free speech issues on campus.

July 9, 2018