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Should Graduate Students Start Early to Access Grad PLUS Loans?
Students in some programs at Fordham and Stetson will be allowed to begin classes over the summer so they can take advantage of current federal loan schemes.
A Partnership Model for Growing Postdoc Program Reach and Impact
A six-week virtual leadership program brought together postdocs from three different universities and across a wide range of disciplines.
Attrition and Career Ladders
The macroeconomic effects of pushing disproportionate risk onto the next generation are both larger than any individual employer and beyond the scope of their immediate concern.
Graduate School Pays Off for Pharmacists, but Not Psychologists
A new report based on data from Texas shows that students’ return on investment for graduate school varies widely across disciplines.
The Downward Spiral of the NSF’s GRFP
Under the Trump administration, the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program has strayed from its historic mission of funding the most meritorious candidates regardless of STEM field.
Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding
The science community fears the funding agency’s slow contract and grant making could result in another rush of multiyear obligations at the end of the fiscal year. The NIH director has said, “Don’t pay attention to the hype.”
Faculty, Grad Workers Left Out of Virginia’s Collective Bargaining Expansion
Lawmakers sent the new Democratic governor a bill to end the state’s longtime ban on public workers unionizing. But faculty and grad students are excluded.