Decline of PhD Admissions Could Imperil a 'Generation of New Talent'(nytimes.com)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/research-universities-fewer-phds-science.html

3 comments

The PhD degree process is archaic--it's basically indentured servitude. Change that, and PhD applications will skyrocket.

budman1há 7 dias

The academic job market is flooded. No PhD's could be produced for 10 years and it would still be flooded.

Not a Problem.

gumbyhá 7 dias

In the physical sciences at least, there are also corporate jobs.