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Report Calls for Reforming Graduate School Debt and Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It proposes a transparent analysis of graduate degree earnings potential to inform loan distribution, repayment, and potential students as they consider taking the next step in their postsecondary journey. The few doctoral degree programs studied showed that even a doctoral degree in law did not pass the debt-to-earnings threshold test.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"We track graduate enrollments at both the master's, certificate, and doctoral level for major institutions in the U.S. We do that to keep up with the output and production of people for the knowledge economy essentially, well-trained, graduate education-trained people."

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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It encompasses activities to attract, create, and retain jobs while fostering a resilient, pro-growth tax base and an inclusive economy, requiring collaboration among industry, government, and community stakeholders. Esters is the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President of Graduate Education at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Leadership Potential

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dominique Turner Institution: Morgan State University Graduate Program: Higher Education Administration Education: B.S., Government/Political Science, Bowie State University; MPA, Management and Public Policy, Bowie State University; Graduate Certificate, Project Management, Bowie State University Mentors: Rev.

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Spring 2025 Graduate Student Mentoring Circles

CAPD

Whether you’re exploring different career paths, curious about specific industries, or looking to expand your network, the Graduate Student Mentoring Circles are the perfect opportunity. Whats in it for you? How it works: Sessions are virtual : Easily join from wherever you are via Zoom.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With our staff, we’ve engaged in professional development through International Coaching Federation, which is one of the largest governing bodies for coaching,” says Heim. “It Project upGRADS, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to improve access to and success in graduate education.

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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Given that Towson has distinguished itself as a student-centered, inclusive university, why have we, and other public institutions like us, identified R-2—and the new graduate education and research that comes with it—as a goal? What would it objectively add to our mission? Are we trying to mimic the flagship?

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