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Transforming the Graduate Student Experience

edited by John N. Gardner, Andrew K. Koch, and April L. Perry

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A call to rethink graduate education and center student success across the entire academic experience.

Graduate education plays a central role in shaping the future of higher education, yet the needs of graduate students have often been overlooked. Transforming the Graduate Student Experience, edited by John N. Gardner, Andrew K. Koch, and April L. Perry, argues that the student success movement must extend beyond undergraduate education to address the full range of challenges graduate students face. As graduate programs expand and diversify, institutions are under increasing pressure to...

A call to rethink graduate education and center student success across the entire academic experience.

Graduate education plays a central role in shaping the future of higher education, yet the needs of graduate students have often been overlooked. Transforming the Graduate Student Experience, edited by John N. Gardner, Andrew K. Koch, and April L. Perry, argues that the student success movement must extend beyond undergraduate education to address the full range of challenges graduate students face. As graduate programs expand and diversify, institutions are under increasing pressure to support students more effectively from enrollment through degree completion.

This volume brings together scholars, administrators, and practitioners to present a more integrated and student-centered approach to graduate education. It examines how institutions can better support students' academic progress while also addressing well-being, equity, mentoring, and career preparation. Contributors highlight gaps in data, services, and institutional coordination, and offer practical strategies for improving retention, completion rates, and overall student satisfaction.

Through case studies and examples drawn from campus practice, the book shows how colleges and universities are beginning to rethink the structure of graduate education. It encourages closer collaboration across academic and student affairs, greater attention to the lived experiences of graduate students, and a broader understanding of what it means for students to succeed. Transforming the Graduate Student Experience provides a clear framework for institutions seeking to strengthen graduate education and better prepare students for a wide range of professional paths.

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Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: The Graduate Student Experience in Context
1. The State of the Graduate Student Experience
2. The Great Unknown: What We Don't Know About Graduate Student Success
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: The Graduate Student Experience in Context
1. The State of the Graduate Student Experience
2. The Great Unknown: What We Don't Know About Graduate Student Success
3. Holistic Support for Graduate Students: Leveraging Student Affairs Practices to Foster Development and Success
Part 2: Cultivating Graduate Student Success
4. Learning to Learn in Graduate School
5. From Advising to Mentoring: Reconsidering Graduate Student Preparation
6. The Career Outcomes Sandwich: Putting Career Preparation at the Center of a Student-Centered Graduate Education
7. Designing Online Graduate Programs to Enhance Student Engagement
8. Expanding Graduate School Offerings Amidst a Panoply of Crises in Higher Education
9. Consequences of the Data Desert in Graduate Education
10. National Competitiveness in STEM Innovation Requires Inclusive Graduate Student Training
11. Graduate Students, Unions, and Collective Action
12. Professional Graduate Programs: Shifting to a Student-Centered Model
Part 3: Innovations in Practice: Case Studies in Graduate Education
13. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: A Tool for Building a Graduate Student Success Model
14. GT6000: Providing a "First-Year Experience" for Graduate Students
15. Towards a Better Understanding of Graduate Students at Elon University: Helping More First-Generation Graduate Students Thrive
16. What Must Be Done: Supporting First-Generation Graduate Students
17. The Effect of Inclusive Teaching Practices on Retention and Satisfaction of Graduate Students seeking a Professional Master's Degree
18. Integrating Resources into the Graduate Curriculum
19. Modality Matters: The Online Graduate Student Experience
Part 4: Creating the Future of the Graduate Student Experience
20. Graduate Education in 2035 and Beyond: Predictions, Hopes, and Also Fears
21. Conclusion: A Model for Advancing the GSE Movement on Campus
22. Afterword

Author Bios
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John N. Gardner

John N. Gardner is a cofounder and the executive chair of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education and distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on higher education, including Launching the First-Year Experience Movement.

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Andrew K. Koch

Andrew K. Koch is the Chief Executive Officer of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education. He is a coeditor of The Transfer Experience.

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April L. Perry

April L. Perry is a professor of higher education at Western Carolina University. She is the coeditor of A Practitioner's Guide to Supporting Graduate and Professional Students.