Episode 59 - Institutional Accreditation and Graduate Education - Part 1 Spotify video

Episode 59 just dropped! The Graddean goes off on proposed changes to how institutions are accredited and how graduate programs are funded.
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Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Treviene Harris Spotify video

Bonus Episode!! 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.
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Episode 58 - Doctoral Futures: An Interview with Dr. Treviene Harris of ACLS YouTube video by Grad-post

Episode 58 is live! Here about the Doctoral Futures project at the @acls1919.bsky.social American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) from Treviene A. Harris, PhD and how they aim to improve humanities graduate education.

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Episode 57: Spring 2026 Grad Ed Updates YouTube video by Grad-post

Happy Friday! Episode 57 has dropped! Get updates on NSF GRFP, IELTS, F1s, H1-Bs, and other assorted alphabet soup for March, 2026.

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You better ration that yellow Chartreuse. I could have bought a barrel of today's oil for what I paid for a bottle recently, and it's the only one I could find in a 50 mile radius.

Episode 56 is live! The Graddean gives you some advice on how to compare all those offers to graduate school you are receiving.

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Episode 55 is live! Here are five new PhD programs for 2026 for you to consider.

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Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre Spotify video

Bonus Episode! Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, describes how she used her skills as a PhD industrial engineer to establish herself as a premier engineering educational researcher.
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How the AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking Committee got it wrong on graduate education.

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Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD - Dr. Susan Fullerton YouTube video by Grad-post

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 at an early age.

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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

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Episode 53 - The IGE Project at the University of Pittsburgh YouTube video by Grad-post

Episode 53 has dropped! Learn about the Personalized Learning Model for graduate STEM education being developed at the University of Pittsburgh through their Innovations in Graduate Education project. #pitt #ige #cgs

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It's really this simple. Straight from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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AERA Calls for Support of 2026 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund AERA Calls for Support of 2026 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund

As we look toward new beginnings in 2026, we invite you to support the future of our field through the Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund! With your help, we can help ensure emerging scholars have the chance to participate, connect, and grow at #AERA2026. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

Happy New Year! A new episode of Grad-post is here!

Here are some key takeaways from the recently released annual graduate enrollment and degrees report from the Council of Graduate Schools. #CGS

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Blick über die Skyline Tokios mit dem Tokyo Tower und dem Mount Fuji prominent im Hintergrund. Ein runder Störer zeigt den Titel: Deutsch-japanische Partnerschaft: 50 Jahre Zusammenarbeit.

Im #DAADJournal unterhalten sich DAAD-Präsident Joybrato Mukherjee & Petra Sigmund. dt. Botschafterin in #Japan über die Bedeutung der deutsch-japanischen #Wissenschaftspartnerschaft: ➡️ www.daad.de/de/der-daad/...

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Ya'll OK? The two different drinks has me worried for you ...

Prospective Scholars - Southern Regional Education Board Thank you for your interest in the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program. There are two ways to become a Doctoral ...

The 2026 SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Fellowship application is now open! The fellowship provides financial assistance, networking, and mentorship opportunities for doctoral students who seek careers in academia. Deadline to apply is March 31! ow.ly/4NOp50XBoIH

Episode 51 - Bonus Episode! I Have a PhD: An Interview with Dr. Joerg Schlatterer YouTube video by Grad-post

How does one with a PhD from Germany end up in the United States? Follow the career path of Dr. Joerg Schlatterer in this inaugural Grad-post episode of "I Have a Phd"!
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Episode 50 - NASEM Summit on Reimagining Graduate Education: An Interview with Joerg Schlatterer YouTube video by Grad-post

Joerg Schlatterer, Co-Chair of the National Academies for Science, Engineering and Medicine Summit on Reimagining Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development held in July, 2025 sits down with Grad-post to discuss the findings from this workshop.

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Podcast streams and downloads took a big bump this week! Thanks to all the followers! Here's the latest episode to help you evaluate your readiness for grad school.
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Unreal, the impact this is having on scientists. I spent over 700 hrs writing 4 grants submitted Apr-Sept that *might* have been funded next Apr; 2 abt to be 3 apps missed review bc of shutdown. In normal times takes 9-24 mo to get a grant funded. No hope for labs like mine. Literally no hope.

WE WON!!!

The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.

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Episode 48 has dropped! Internships while you are obtaining your advanced degree are a great way to prepare for a career in the private sector. And they're not just in STEM fields! Here are some resources to help you find the perfect internship.
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People walk around UCLA campus.

UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program

Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates. https://bit.ly/3WFBSpb

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.

For more details and to apply please see

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Episode 47 International Grad Ed Updates October 2025 YouTube video by Graddean

Episode 47 has dropped! Yet another failed campaign promise is analyzed in the context of international graduate education updates.
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Here's an overview of PhD qualifying examinations and what you should do if you fail them.
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