Long considered the pinnacle of academic achievement, the PhD is now facing strong headwinds, including reduced federal support for jobs, research and graduate training.

The University of Chicago is pausing or cutting back admissions in several of its PhD programs as the institution continues to struggle with its finances. The suspension or reduction of new graduate ...

Boston University has suspended a dozen graduate programs in humanities and social sciences, weeks after graduate students ended a months-long strike. For the 2025 to 2026 academic year, the school ...

We write to provide you an update on our continued efforts to support and invest in your education and efforts to drive our university forward. In the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students ...

Graduate, teaching and research assistantships are offered each year in a competitive process to highly qualified PhD students. All full-time, fully funded PhD students on 10-month TA/RA/GA and ...

As federal funding for student research is under scrutiny, some PhD students at the University have struggled to find grant money for their projects, making the future of their degrees uncertain. The ...

Salaries for PhD students in the biological sciences fall well below the basic cost of living at almost every institution and department in the United States, according to data collected by two PhD ...

Welcome to PhD and Postdoc Careers, a website dedicated to connecting you with staff, resources, and information meant to help you thrive in your time on campus and position yourself effectively for ...