Season 3 Fall 2025 Podcasts

 Welcome to Season 3! Here's my first video teaser for conversations on all things related to graduate education. Season 3 will focus on your first year in graduate school. 

https://nmaahc.si.edu/cast-eubie-blakes-hands

https://grad-post.com/podcast-archive

The Graddean gives you some tips to help you adapt to your first year in graduate school. 

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED457710 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1026123508335 

https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/3X6gERTYVVb 

https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/wCAXZQTYVVb 

The Graddean comments on the placement of political appointees in federal agencies to approve all scientific grants. 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250820100526403&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GLNL0843 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/improving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking/ 

The Graddean presents an overview of graduate student worker unions and provides some pros and cons to help you decide whether to join. 

https://research-data.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep/2024DirectoryofBargainingAgentsandContractsinInstitutionsofHigherEducation.pdf 

https://uaw2865.org/about-our-union/ 

https://makingabetternyu.org/become-a-member/ 

https://grad.ucsd.edu/_images/financial-support/employment/10-01-2024.pdf 

https://criticalgsu.wordpress.com/six-arguments/i-union-will-leave-us-financially-worse-off/ 

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/6/26/hgsu-agency-shop-proposal/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/labrats/comments/1c88llg/grad_student_unions_whats_the_benefit/ 

https://links.imagerelay.com/cdn/2210/ql/bb8ba5ac40984f4fa1121cbe01223940/Building_a_Better_Future_STEM_Faculty.pdf 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199576 

The Graddean  gives an overview of PhD qualifying examinations and some advice on what to do if you should fail them. 

https://academiainsider.com/what-is-a-phd-test-phd-qualifying-exam/ 

https://grad.ucdavis.edu/acing-your-qualifying-examination 

Here  on some updates on previous international graduate education topics  including international enrollments, changes in non-immigrant visa  policies, and developing degree programs in the European Union. 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20251006103344702&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GLNL0850 

https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/skilled-immigration-chopping-block-effects-eliminating-optional 

https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1990 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa 

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/h1b-visas-ceos-elon-musk-satya-nadella-trump-list-b2838407.html 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/melania-trump-modeled-u-s-prior-getting-work-visa 

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/04/what-we-know-about-the-us-h-1b-visa-program/ 

https://www.state.gov/h-1b-faq 

 Internships while you are obtaining your advanced degree are a great way to prepare for a career in the private sector. And they're not just in STEM fields! Here are some resources to help you find the perfect internship. 

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/phd-intern-jobs/ 

https://www.indeed.com/q-2025-phd-internship-jobs.html?vjk=51922582b1682a0e 

https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/phd-summer-intern-jobs-SRCH_KO0,17.htm 

https://ai.engin.umich.edu/2024/09/23/internship-tips/ 

https://phdplus.virginia.edu/internships/phd-plus-internship-program 

https://grad.wisc.edu/professional-development/internship/ 

https://www.career.berkeley.edu/grad-students-postdocs/graduate-students-internships/ 

https://s.wayne.edu/humanitiesclinic/ 

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2022/02/24/universities-should-assess-experiential-learnings-value-phds-opinion 

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/provost/outreach-engagement/about/engaged-scholarship/ 

https://www.bu.edu/gps/resources/summer-internships/ 

https://grad.ncsu.edu/professional-development/careers-outside-of-academia/a2i/internship-module/ 

https://www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10.1187/cbe.17-08-0164 

 The Graddean fulfills his promise to help you decide whether graduate school is right for you. He discusses academic ability, desire for an advanced degree, and the impact life's random happenings can have on your decision. 

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2007-07951-009.html 

https://research.ebsco.com/c/evkh36/search/details/xssf57qprz?db=a9h

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00221546.2023.2187177 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0206570&type=printable 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166742