Describes rapid growth of graduate education in engineering between 1900 and 1969. Points out need for graduate curricula in engineering that are both practical and research-oriented. Adapted from paper presented at International Conference on the Trends in the Teaching and Training of Engineers, Paris, France, December 9-13, 1968, and at Second…

Relates the predoctoral training of students from India and factors related to success in chemistry Ph.D. programs in the United States. Explains the evaluation system of India and the problems encountered by the differences in the countries' educational systems. The authors recommend ways to improve the placement of Indian chemistry students in…

Cooperative effort, initiated in 1963, enables highly qualified students to earn both the B.S. and M.D. degrees in five calendar years after high school graduation. (IR)

A chart presents information on college and university summer courses for teachers and/or therapists in speech, hearing, and the education of the deaf. (KW)

Relevant research topics, adequate utilization of research methodologies and tools, and systematic training of graduate students for historical research are generally absent from history doctoral programs. (MB)

ACS Graduate Education Panel recommends: (a) that new graduate programs should be developed to augment traditional programs. (b) that new Ph.D. granting departments should be established only if a need exists and they can be adequately financed. (DS)