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"Small Is Beautiful" for Its Ph.D. Programs, Washington U. Decides.

Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997

Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…

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