
Bonus Episode! Eight URLs Every Grad Student Needs
The graddean highlights web-based resources that will help you navigate graduate school and prepare you for a career with an advanced degree.
22 Touko 1min

Episode 61 - CV or Resume ... or Résumé?
What's the difference between a curriculum vitae and a resume, and which one do I need? The graddean weighs in on CVs and resumes for advanced degree holders.
15 Touko 18min

Episode 60 - ROI for Advanced Degrees: What it Does and Doesn’t Mean
Return on Investment (ROI) is a popular way of evaluating the benefit of pursing a master's or doctoral degree. But there are things you should know about how ROI is calculated and used, and what it d...
1 Touko 14min

Episode 59 - Institutional Accreditation and Graduate Education - Part 1
The Graddean goes off on proposed changes to the Higher Education Act by the Department of Education and federal funding requirements to universities and colleges by the General Accounting Office that...
17 Huhti 7min

Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Treviene Harris
Dr. Treviene Harris is a Program Manager at the American Council of Learned Societies. Hear how she crafted her non-academic career while obtaining her PhD in the humanities.
10 Huhti 12min

Episode 58 - Doctoral Futures: An Interview with Treviene Harris of ACLS
Dr. Treviene Harris of the American Council of Learned Societies explains how their Doctoral Futures program aims to improve doctoral education in the humanities.
3 Huhti 33min

Episode 57 - Spring 2026 Grad Ed Updates
Updates on NSF GRFP, IELTS, F1s, H1-Bs, and other assorted alphabet soup for March, 2026.
20 Maalis 6min



















