Analyzes the possible changes in the organization of graduate education during this decade. (Author/PG)

Because of the excess supply of student spaces relative to the number of students able or willing to pay posted tuition prices at private colleges, many schools have been using financial aid to compete for students. However, schools like Muskingum College (Ohio) are now reaching the limit of this strategy and are implementing major…

The present status and future projections for graduate education at the doctoral level are examined and recommendations for regionalization are presented in this speech. Among the topics discussed are the Ph.D. labor supply and demand, federal graduate programs, state response, and cost studies. Although the number of Ph.D.'s awarded annually has…

The results of a seven-year program designed to reform graduate education in the humanities and social sciences sponsored by the Ford Foundation and 10 leading university graduate schools are reported. Evaluation focused on the Ford Foundation Graduate Program, original proposals submitted by the 10 universities, annual reports and data submitted…