
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

Episode 51 - I Have a PhD: An Interview with Joerg Schlatterer
In this inaugural installment of "I Have a PhD", Dr. Joerg Schlatterer tells us about his career preparation and how life's twists and turns can take someone with a focused research background to a ca...
19 Dec 202513min





















