U.S. must invest in graduate education, says commission
A new national report on graduate education recommends the federal government establish a new grant program for students as part of a push to increase this country's domestic talent pool.
The report from the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education starts with a few assumptions – one, that the graduate degree will quickly become the new bachelor's degree – the minimum requirement for a high-skill job. Two, that the country's "capacity for innovation" depends on the strength of its graduate education system.
The commission includes a handful of state education leaders: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, UC Davis Graduate Studies Dean Jeffery Gibeling, and USC's Advisor to the Provost John Seely Brown.
The report from the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education starts with a few assumptions – one, that the graduate degree will quickly become the new bachelor's degree – the minimum requirement for a high-skill job. Two, that the country's "capacity for innovation" depends on the strength of its graduate education system.
The commission includes a handful of state education leaders: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, UC Davis Graduate Studies Dean Jeffery Gibeling, and USC's Advisor to the Provost John Seely Brown.
