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

Yale University plans to reduce the number of graduate students it enrolls by 13 percent for arts, humanities, and social science programs and by 5 percent for science and engineering programs, in ...

First-year biomedical graduate students across the country said labs have been hesitant to take them in due to a tenuous funding environment ...

Columbia University, in New York City, has agreed to pay $221 million to the government and attempt to reduce its dependence on international students to satisfy Trump and unfreeze its federal grants.

Linda Nordling is a freelance journalist in Cape Town, South Africa. This article is the third in a short series discussing the results of Nature’s 2025 PhD survey. The next article will focus on ...

The Coalition of Graduate Employees at Penn State launched a petition urging Penn State to drop the appeal.

Sophia Caruana was seeking an interdisciplinary doctoral program where she could pursue her interests in data ethics, AI, and human-centered computing. Kaitlin Boedigheimer was interested in exploring ...

Federal graduate student loan options include Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Direct Plus Loans. Direct Unsubsidized Loans typically offer the best interest rates and terms, followed by Direct Plus ...

Compare rates, terms and benefits to choose the right loan for your graduate education Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for ...

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate student loans Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily ...