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Reshaping Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century

The products of this study is a final report that is widely disseminated for analysis and adoption of new programs, policies, and practices that enhance STEM graduate education. This may include ...
The Harvard Crimson

At Harvard, Grad Student Parents Navigate a Patchwork of Programs To Keep Up With Costs

When second-year Harvard Biophysics Ph.D. student Juan Carlos Fernandez del Castillo ’20 began searching for child care for his toddler, he was shocked to discover that tuition at one Cambridge ...
Boston College

Teaching Development Programs

In August 2025, the CTE launched a sequence of two free, non-credit-bearing programs that prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for teaching careers in higher education: Tier 1: the ...

How colleges are working with private loan lenders after the elimination of Graduate PLUS student loans

KEY TAKEAWAYS Graduate PLUS loans will be eliminated for new graduate students starting in the 2026-27 academic year, ...
Inside Higher Ed

States Should Step Up on Graduate School Aid

States can offer targeted grants and zero- or low-interest loans to keep grad school pathways open after the end of Grad PLUS. The specific impact of these new limits on students is not yet known, but ...