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Direct linkWasley, Paula – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports that some graduate programs are switching from comprehensive qualifying exams to portfolios compiled by doctoral candidates. Five years ago the graduate program at the University of Kansas' history department was like many others--filled with small cohorts of anxious, fearful procrastinators. Doctoral students were taking an…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Models
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission
