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Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century: A Report on Needed Changes and Strategies

This report explores the necessary changes and strategies to enhance graduate STEM education in the 21st century, focusing on goals, approaches, professional skills, faculty attitudes, and career outcomes for STEM students. The report provides suggestions for changing the role of industry, government, and professional societies, as well as federal and state funding, faculty training, tenure, and promotion.

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Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century: A Report on Needed Changes and Strategies

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  1. Graduate STEM Education for the 21st CenturyNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Presented byVice Provost Frances Leslie June 11, 2018

  2. Ideal Ph.D. Education for the 21st Century

  3. Goals

  4. Approach

  5. Needed Professional Skills

  6. Change Faculty Attitudes and Priorities

  7. Few STEM students go on to tenure-track positions

  8. Change Management Students “learn by doing,” but the system is reluctant to change. The report makes suggestions for changing: • Role of industry, government, and professional societies • Federal and state funding, especially for graduate students • Faculty training, tenure, and promotion

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