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Leadership Brainery publishes thought leadership on graduate education, admissions, state and federal policy, and leadership development. Our writing — across Forbes, Times Higher Education, and Inside Higher Ed — translates experience into insight and action.
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12 pieces
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9 pieces
GBH News
2 piecesOn the Brainery platform
24 piecesGraduate School Access: Where Are The Prep Providers?
Graduate education is often overlooked in public debates, yet it fuels the professions that communities depend on most. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, therapists, and social workers all emerge from these programs, sustaining the systems that keep society healthy, educated, and functioning.
Graduate Education: Where Is The Data?
Graduate students hold roughly half of all federal student-loan debt, and evidence suggests that even with higher earnings, many face long-term loan debt that offsets the premiums associated with graduate degrees.
4 Things to Consider Before Applying to a Doctorate
Obtaining a PhD is a significant financial and time investment, starting with the costs associated with applying to PhD programs. A typical PhD application costs $100, and students reported applying to an average of six graduate schools, according to a 2021 scientific publication on graduate school admissions.
Justice For All: Alternative Pathways into Law School
Josh Farris traces how legal education narrowed around university-affiliated law schools and argues for credible alternative pathways, including JD-Next, that can expand access to the legal profession.
Delaware Awards Grant to Student Loan Company After Economic Development Shift
Reporting on a Delaware state grant to a student loan servicing company, relevant to how state-level loan programs get funded.
NP vs Doctor: Differences Between a Nurse Practitioner and a Physician
Compares the training, scope of practice, and career paths of nurse practitioners and physicians.
Nurse Practitioner Salaries by State
State-by-state breakdown of nurse practitioner salaries for students weighing the career's earning potential.
What Can You Do With a Master's in Social Work?
Columbia's overview of career paths open to MSW graduates, from clinical practice to policy and administration.
What Degree Do I Need to Become a Counselor or Therapist?
Breaks down the degree and licensure paths for counseling and therapy careers.
Fastest Way to Become a Therapist or Licensed Counselor
Compares degree and licensure timelines for the fastest routes into counseling practice.
40 Careers in Higher Education (With Salaries and Duties)
Overview of career paths within higher education administration and academia, with typical salaries and responsibilities.
Update to List of Professional Degree Programs Due to Court Order
Federal Student Aid's updated list of programs classified as 'professional degrees' under new loan-limit rules, following a court order.
New Department of Education Rule Makes Accreditors Prove Degrees Are Worth the Cost
Covers a new Department of Education rule requiring accreditors to verify that degree programs deliver earnings that justify their cost.
Will New Student Loan Limits Actually Drive Down Tuition? Economists Weigh In
NPR reporting on whether new graduate loan caps will pressure schools to lower tuition, per economists interviewed.
Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing. The Public Sector and Higher Ed Can Rebuild It
Commentary on the shrinking entry-level job market and the role public-sector and higher-ed employers could play in rebuilding it.
Vet and Medical Students Face Loan Disbursement Delays as OBBBA Rollout Stalls Aid
Reports on federal loan disbursement delays affecting veterinary and medical students following new loan-cap legislation.
Student Loan Caps Harm Public Interest Bar and Those They Serve
A University of Pennsylvania law professor argues that the new $50,000 annual and $200,000 lifetime federal borrowing caps for law students will narrow who can afford to enter public interest law.
Unions sue Education Department over 'professional' degree rule
News coverage of a lawsuit by the American Federation of Teachers and other unions challenging the Education Department rule that excludes education and nursing graduate programs from the higher $200,000 professional degree borrowing limit.
What's Next for the Graduate vs. Professional Loan Fight
A policy analysis explaining where the litigation over the Education Department's professional degree definition stands and which programs currently qualify for the higher graduate borrowing limits.
$47M NSF pilot to arm Ph.D. students with private industry experience
Reports on a National Science Foundation pilot spending $47 million over five years so doctoral students can carry out part of their dissertation research at private companies under both academic and industry mentors.
The Graduate Schools Cutting Tuition as Loan Limits Take Effect
Lists specific universities that have cut graduate tuition or added scholarships in response to the new federal caps on graduate borrowing, with named programs and dollar amounts.
Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule
Covers the Department of Homeland Security final rule limiting F and J visa holders to four years of stay, including the new extension process and restrictions on transferring or changing programs.
What is a postdoc?
An explanation of what a postdoctoral fellowship is, how it functions as training between finishing a doctorate and taking a full-time position, and how postdocs differ across academia, industry, government, and non-profits.
Anatomy of a Medical School Application
Walks through each stage of the medical school application, covering the AMCAS, TMDSAS and AACOMAS centralized services, secondary applications, and interviews.
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