Bonus Episode! Eight URLs Every Grad Student Needs

Episode 62 - Graduate Education 2025-26 Year in Review

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

Bonus Episode! Eight URLs Every Grad Student Needs

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

Episode 61 - CV or Resume ... or Résumé?

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.

Episode 60 - ROI for Advanced Degrees: What it Does and Doesn’t Mean

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.

Episode 59 - Institutional Accreditation and Graduate Education - Part 1

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.