Graduate Advising Matters - Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed

Concerned about the quality of graduate student advising, Stanford professors approve changes to advising requirements and guidelines.  In changes aimed at improving the quality of graduate student advising, Stanford University’s Faculty Senate last week voted to require departments to spell out advising expectations for both professors and students.  The body also voted to limit who can serve as a principal dissertation adviser for Ph.D. candidates to current Stanford professors who are active members of the campus’s Academic Council.  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/04/16/stanford-seeks-improve-graduate-student-advising