Episode 57 - Spring 2026 Grad Ed Updates
Updates on NSF GRFP, IELTS, F1s, H1-Bs, and other assorted alphabet soup for March, 2026.
20 Mar 6min
Episode 56 - Five Things to Consider With Your Grad School Offer
The Graddean gives you some advice on how to compare all those offers to graduate school you are receiving.
6 Mar 1min
Episode 55 - Five New PhD Programs for 2026
Here are five new PhD programs for 2026 for you to consider.
20 Feb 1min
Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre
Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in The Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, describes how she used her skills as a PhD industrial engin...
13 Feb 3min
Episode 54 - How the DoEd Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Got it Wrong on Graduate Education
The Graddean gives his public comment on the proposed revisions to the Higher Education Act by the AHEAD committee, and how a quest for harmony, equality, and fairness puts advanced degree programs at...
6 Feb 17min
Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Susan Fullerton
Dr. Susan Fullerton, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh explains how bubble gum got her interested in science and engineering a...
30 Jan 6min
Episode 53 - The IGE Project at the University of Pittsburgh
Drs. Susan Fullerton and Mary Besterfield-Sacre discuss their NSF-funded Innovations in Graduate Education project on a Personalized Learning Model for STEM Education at the University of Pittsburgh.
23 Jan 36min
Episode 52 - What's In the CGS Enrollment and Degree Report?
The Graddean discusses the key takeaways from the recently released annual graduate enrollment and degrees report from the Council of Graduate Schools.
9 Jan 11min
