Our Mission
For six decades, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has been the national voice for the graduate dean community. CGS is the only national organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to the advancement of graduate education and research.
CGS accomplishes its mission through advocacy in the policy arena, innovative research, and the development and dissemination of best practices. CGS also acts as a convening authority, organizing major events that bring together graduate deans and other stakeholders to discuss and take action on a broad range of issues affecting graduate education today.
In 2021, CGS is celebrating its 60th anniversary. To kick of this celebration, higher education leaders from our member institutions, former CGS board members, long-time staff, and leaders from other institutions that support graduate education submitted their well-wishes, which were compiled into a view that was shown during CGS’s Virtual 60th Annual Meeting in December 2020. This video clip can be viewed below.
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2021 Regional Affiliate Meetings
Core CGS Activities
We invite you to explore research and education projects and member services in CGS’ four core areas of activity:
About the Data Source
The current data source used in most CGS data briefs and reports is: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2018). IPEDS 2016 Completions, Data file C2016_A. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/DataFiles.aspx
Washington Insights & Highlights
Washington Insights & Highlights Newsletter keeps CGS members and stakeholders apprised of current federal policy and advocacy issues related to graduate education. The Washington Insights and Highlights Newsletter is a members-only resource. To learn more about how to become a member of the Council of Graduate Schools, please click here.
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2021 Meetings
2022 Summer Workshop and New Deans Institute
CGS invites graduate deans, associate and assistant deans, and other faculty and staff from colleges, universities, and associations to network with their colleagues in the beautiful and vibrant city of Minneapolis.