Book Highlight - The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education
April 8, 2021
About the Episode
In this episode of Communication Matters, hear from the authors recently released book, The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education, Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch, about the state of graduate school today and the possibilities for reforming graduate education.
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