http://chronicle.com/section/Graduate-Students/13/ News :: Faculty :: Graduate Students Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:12:28 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130730/ http://chronicle.com/article/Historians-Face-New-Pressure/130730/ Accurate data are important for persuading potential donors that a department merits support, but faculty often resist questions about whether what they do is worthwhile.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130723/ http://chronicle.com/article/After-Navigating-the-MLA/130723/ Javier Jiménez said this final leg of his graduate-student journey had taught him about being astute in the outside world, something not taught in the classroom.

]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130378/ http://chronicle.com/article/Research-Assistant-at-U-of/130378/ A labor official says the university engaged in "a clear case of union busting." The university disputes the allegations and says it "made appropriate academic decisions."

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:15:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130346/ http://chronicle.com/article/Facing-Fears-About-Fitting-In/130346/ Javier Jiménez is one of the lucky ones. He came to the convention with an offer in hand. Still, much is at stake for job seekers at this life-changing event.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130092/ http://chronicle.com/article/Like-Flies-in-Buttermilk-/130092/ Among their worries was that efforts to improve diversity might be pushed back if the Supreme Court revisits the issue of affirmative action in admissions.

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:56:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130052/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-Annual-Meeting/130052/ Participants discussed ways to build on gains in diversity and plan the future course of their graduate programs, even in tough times.

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:30:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129239/ http://chronicle.com/article/Graduate-Advisers-Need-a-Set/129239/ A new book discusses ethical misconduct by graduate-school faculty and recommends specific codes of conduct as a corrective.

]]> Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128921/ http://chronicle.com/article/New-Group-Will-Examine-Ways-to/128921/ The commission,which includes business leaders and college officials, will explore what students know about their options and how well graduate schools guide them.

]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:40:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128402/ http://chronicle.com/article/As-Graduate-Student-Population/128402/ Students in professional programs at private, nonprofit institutions received the most in grants and loans: an annual average of $36,200, a study found.

]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/126981/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-MIT-Future-Business/126981/ An improvisational-leadership course taught by a professional actress has M.B.A. students making dance moves, role-playing, and getting to the heart of negotiations.

]]> Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/126679/ http://chronicle.com/article/When-a-Thief-Takes-Your/126679/ Sometimes the only copy of several years' worth of effort is the one that is suddenly gone.

]]> Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/126252/ http://chronicle.com/article/In-Creative-Writing-PhD/126252/ British and Australian universities are seeking the best way to evaluate doctoral candidates' creative work and critical research, said speakers at a writers' meeting.

]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:52:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125537/ http://chronicle.com/article/Map-Where-the-Grads-Go/125537/ Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:06:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125463/ http://chronicle.com/article/32-Americans-Are-Chosen-as/125463/ The winners include two scholars from institutions that have never before had a student get the award: Ursinus College and the University of California at Irvine.

]]> Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:50:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/65977/ http://chronicle.com/article/5-Minutes-With-a-Vice/65977/ Western State College of Colorado is offering new master's programs in creative writing and teacher education, both with strong online components.

]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/64879/ http://chronicle.com/article/Help-to-the-Finish-Line-Ways/64879/ Practices that support the timely completion of doctoral degrees are highlighted in a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools.

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/63492/ http://chronicle.com/article/Protests-Over-Gay-Rights-Greet/63492/ Gay-rights activists had urged a boycott of the conference hotel because its owner supported a ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California.

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49374/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Safety-Official-Discusses/49374/ In the wake of a killing at Binghamton University, an administrator at a Wisconsin campus describes how intervention teams handle reports of troubled students.

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:25:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49317/ http://chronicle.com/article/Survey-of-Earned-Doctorates/49317/ The combined report for 2007 and 2008 adopts a new strategy to include more data about minority groups while protecting the privacy of individual recipients.

]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/49219/ http://chronicle.com/article/Number-of-Doctorates-Rose/49219/ The figure was up 1.4 percent from 2007 -- the smallest increase in the last several years.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/48934/ http://chronicle.com/article/Minority-PhD-Students/48934/ The message at a gathering of more than 1,000 minority Ph.D. students and junior faculty members was that the professoriate needs them.

]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/47904/ http://chronicle.com/article/Greensboro-College-Forced-to/47904/ The struggling North Carolina institution is also aggressively trying to fill its freshman class, offering four years of free tuition to some students.

]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:02:44 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/47903/ http://chronicle.com/article/Texas-A-M-U-Faults-Boats/47903/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:55:05 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/47889/ http://chronicle.com/article/Tennessee-Court-Says-Fisk-U/47889/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:45:35 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/47883/ http://chronicle.com/article/Los-Angeles-Medical-School-Is/47883/ A report from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges cites a need for better communication and more administrative stability.

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:25:53 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/47879/ http://chronicle.com/article/Backlash-Over-U-of-Illinois/47879/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:46:53 EDT