AAU Committee on Graduate Education Report and Recommendations.  Association of American Universities, 1998.

Addressing the Nation’s Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists. National Academy of Sciences, 2000.  

Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering.  National Academy of Sciences, 1997. 

Digest of Education Statistics, 1999.  National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, 1999. 

The Federal Role in Science and Engineering Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.  National Science Board, National Science Foundation, 1997. 

From Rumors to Facts: Career Outcomes of English Ph.D.s.  Results from the Ph.D.s-Ten Years Later Study.  Maresi Nerad and Joseph Cerny. Communicator, 32, 7, September, 1999. Council of Graduate Schools.

The Humanities Ph.D. and  Careers Outside the Academy. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 1998

Modern Language Association (MLA) committee on professional 
employment report (1997)   

The Federal Role in Science and Engineering Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. National Science Board, National Science Foundation, 1997.

National Institute for Science Education.  Graduate Education Forum (1997)

A National Conversation on Doctoral Education: An Emerging Consensus. Report from the National Convocation on Science and Engineering.  Doctoral Education National Academy of Sciences. (1996)

Re-envisioning the Ph.D.  Project and Conference, 2000.

Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers.
National Academy of Sciences, 1995. (COSEPUP Report)

Science and Engineering Indicators – 2000.  National Science Board.  National Science Foundation, 2000.  

The Status of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty.  American Association of University Professors, 1993. 

Summary Report 1998.  Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities. National Opinion Research Center (1999). Survey of Earned Doctorates.

Trends in the Early Careers of Life Scientists.  National Research Council,1998.

Phds.org 1999 Graduate School Survey.  This survey allowed students to self-assess their program against the criteria for good practice advocated in various recent reports.  Their results are compared to some of the preliminary results from our Survey. 

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) National Doctoral Program Survey.  This survey collected data from current and former doctoral students to assess the extent to which programs employed the practices advocated in various recent reports.  This survey follows in the footsteps of the Phds.org survey.

Understanding for Improvement: Finances, Experiences and Achievements of Doctoral Students. Michael Nettles and Catherine Millett, University of Michigan.

Survey of Doctoral Recipients, National Science Foundation

Summary Report 1998.  Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities. National Opinion Research Center (1999). Survey of Earned Doctorates.