Re-envisioning the PhD: News and Updates


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National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators – 2002. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2002 (NSB-02-1).
Science and Engineering Indicators provides a broad base of quantitative information about U.S. science, engineering, and technology. The Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project is mentioned in
vol. 1, chap. 2, pg. 31. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind02/pdf/c02.pdf

Linton Weeks (2002, March 18).
"Your're the Dr. What's as Easy as ABC, Only a Little Farther Up the Alphabet? A PHD."
Washingtonpost.com article on the proliferation of Ph.D's.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&
contentId=A42186-2002Mar17
Penelope Trunk (2002, February 4)
"What I'm learning from a friend's Ph.D. psychology course"
Business 2.0 (www.business2.com) article contrasting experiences in business and academia.
http://www.business2.com/articles/web/print/0,1650,37568,00.html
Leslie Haggin Geary (2002, February 26)
"The cost of a higher degree."
Caption: "Grad school doesn't always pay. Here's how to tell if it makes sense for you."
CNN/Money.
http://money.cnn.com/2002/02/26/college/q_higherdegree/index.htm

James M. Lang (2002, March 25).
"A Few Perks No One Told Me About" The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Unexpected benefits of employment at a small teaching college.
Dana M. Zimbleman (2002, April 19)
"The Community-College Job Search" The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Personal experiences on the job market: Job search strategies at community colleges.

Sam Jaffe (2002, April 29)
"Migrating Minds" The Scientist, 16(9):39
European life scientists traditionally complete their education in the United States and then stay; now the EU pays to get them back.
Robert Metzke (2002, April 19)
"Improving Ph.D. Student Mentoring Takes Time--Do We Have It?"
Science-Next Wave. Amsterdam's Free University wants to take action now to develop long-term career prospects for top talent. See related articles below:
May-May Meijer (2002, April 5)
"Nourish Talent!" Science-Next Wave. A shortage of mentoring, insufficient project planning, no feedback, and poor contact with the promoter are just some of the hurdles that young researchers are facing at universities.
Astrid Fischer and Simone Lohner, (2001, October 26)
"Doctoral Education in the Netherlands" Science-Next Wave.

Hadass Sheffer (2002, May 6)
"Putting Research Skills to Work for the Public Good" The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Ron Southwick (2002, May 1)
"Fewer Foreign Students, More Women Earn Science and Engineering Doctorates in U.S., Report Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education. A summary of the NSF "Indicators" report referred to under "Headlines this Month."