The National Academy of Sciences has convened a committee to examine graduate education in science and recommend guidance for its evolution. The Committee is responding to the concern that greater than 60% of students do not pursue academic careers but they are being educated in the same way they have been for almost 100 years – for exactly that kind of career. The Committee has been studying career paths for graduate students as well as key issues needing attention. The presentation will focus on the key areas where the Committee is focusing and early thoughts about what it might discuss in the final report. All possibilities are being considered but the committee has agreed that under no circumstances should the core elements of what it means to be a graduate in science be diluted. The Committee is also opposed to tracking students too early in the process.

Key issues in transforming graduate STEM education for the 21<sup>st</sup> century

254th National Meeting (2017)

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Key issues in transforming graduate STEM education for the 21st century

Key issues in transforming graduate STEM education for the 21^st century