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Dr. Julia Kent, Vice President of Strategy and Program Innovation at the Council of Graduate Schools discusses how the PhD dissertation is evolving.

The Graddean demystifies the PhD dissertation defense and gives you some advice on how to prepare the perfect presentation.

What is a dissertation and how is it different from a thesis? The Graddean reviews three common formats for the dissertation: the protomonograph; the series of papers; and the written exhibition.

Grad-post turns four! Here's a preview of what's to come in Season 4 of all things related to graduate education and advanced degrees.

Just in time for the CGS Summer Workshop in Chicago, the Graddean gives an overview of discontinued or suspended admissions graduate programs for the 2026-27 academic year. A link to a downloadable file is provided.

The Graddean reviews the rocky and tumultuous year in graduate education.

The graddean highlights web-based resources that will help you navigate graduate school and prepare you for a career with an advanced degree.

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.

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 does and doesn't say about advanced degrees.

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 will change how institutions are accredited and how graduate programs are funded.