You've decided that graduate school is the right next step for you. Now comes the hard part: determining how to pay for it.

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For many graduates, earning a bachelor’s degree is just the beginning. As more students pursue master’s and doctoral degrees, the pressures of advanced education can quickly become overwhelming. (Left ...

Like the old saying goes, when one door closes, another opens. Most of the metaphorical doors the class of 2026 has walked through so far have been seamless transitions: Elementary to middle school, ...

Make sure your proposal is original, well-written and can be understood by an educated layperson. Ask a friend from outside of your department to read your proposal and explain its significance.

Life as a graduate student often involves a significant amount of stress. Unfortunately, the "typical" stressors of graduate school have been compounded for the past two years by the COVID-19 pandemic ...