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Dr. Levon Esters Appointed Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. We all will benefit from Dr. Esters’ depth of knowledge and expertise as a researcher, teacher and leader.

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Postgraduate Education Leaders Release Recommendations on Strengthening Graduate Education Mentorship After Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postgraduate education leaders from 14 countries released recommendations to strengthen graduate education mentorship at the 2022 Strategic Leaders Global Summit. Ortega The summit – co-hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and financially supported by ETS – took place Nov. Dr. Suzanne T.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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Federal support, funding opportunities, and advice were the topics of discussion at a Virginia Union University (VUU) webinar about STEM research at Historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

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Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. it’s not quick.”

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Report Calls for Reforming Graduate School Debt and Data Collection

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Graduate degrees can offer a chance at high-income careers, but the rising costs of attendance have increasingly led to unequal outcomes, with many, particularly minoritized populations, swimming in debt years after graduation.

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2025 MIT Research SLAM to award $10k in prizes

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Thanks to generous support from the Office of Graduate Education (OGE) and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) , the Research Slam planning team recently announced that $10,000.00 in prizes would be awarded to finalists at the 2025 MIT Research Slam! for 1st place $1,500.00 for 2nd place $750.00