Graduate Pathways System

Graduate Pathways System

I designed and led the cross-functional implementation of the Graduate Pathways System (GPS).

Combining advanced survey development and methodologies, formulating and substantiating implementation strategies, and promoting institutional collaboration, GPS traces the career pathways of all Duke Graduate School PhD and Master’s alumni. The PhD data is here. The Master’s data is here.

The collected information is utilized in the following core institutional endeavors: accreditation, the external review process, training grants, Graduate School and University strategic planning, cross-institutional partnerships, program evaluation and improvement for the 90+ constituent graduate programs, and refinement of return on investment models.

The data, policies and procedures generated from GPS were highly involved in a successful Innovations in Graduate Education grant from the National Science Foundation (#1806593). Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, and MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School adapted and implemented elements of GPS to meet their needs.