Skipping new doctoral cohorts

[DynamicDidactic]

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Not sure if people have seen this

https://www.wesa.fm/health-science-tech/2025-02-21/university-pittsburgh-phd-pause-research-funding-uncertainty

I know off at least one other R1 Psych Department that’s also skipping any cohort this year.

If this keeps growing across universities it will have some long lasting effects. Imagine even a quarter less interns and then post docs in a few years.

 

[Mama Bear]

On a similar note, I realized the other day that several internships were pausing internship recruitment this year. Not sure how widespread that is, but I noticed it among several I applied to back in the day (mostly UCCs for reference).

 

[RxPsych]

On a similar note, I realized the other day that several internships were pausing internship recruitment this year. Not sure how widespread that is, but I noticed it among several I applied to back in the day (mostly UCCs for reference).

As someone who just went through the internship match cycle, I'm only aware of the 82 BoP sites that were unable to secure an exemption and thus are likely not recruiting a cohort unless they can secure the exemption by the time the open rank phase comes around. Even then, most highly qualified applicants will be elsewhere.

Thankfully my doctoral program is recruiting as intended. I think I did see there was a program or 2 in CA that will not be taking a cohort. I think USC was one of them but I may be misremembering.

 

[LM02]

It looks like this decision was mostly for humanities, though the article also references "some social sciences," but BU announced suspension of doctoral admissions for some programs in November, before all of the Trump stuff. It feels like there are a number of issues hitting all at once.

BU suspends admissions to humanities, other Ph.D. programs

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

www.insidehighered.com

 

[Ollie123]

I don't know about psychology departments specifically, but at the overall grad school level I believe Pitt and USC are skipping entirely. Yale and Penn have said they are drastically reducing graduate admissions (incl. rescinding some offers already made). I am sure others are too, these are just the ones I've heard from so far.

Radio silence from my university leadership still. We're a state flagship and also have a relatively low IDC rate to begin with so ironically that may help here.

I feel like people are still not quite "getting" how disruptive this is all going to be.

 

[The Cinnabon]

I don't know about psychology departments specifically, but at the overall grad school level I believe Pitt and USC are skipping entirely. Yale and Penn have said they are drastically reducing graduate admissions (incl. rescinding some offers already made). I am sure others are too, these are just the ones I've heard from so far.

Radio silence from my university leadership still. We're a state flagship and also have a relatively low IDC rate to begin with so ironically that may help here.

I feel like people are still not quite "getting" how disruptive this is all going to be.

My PI is not taking any students this year as a result of the funding threat. Really stinks as we had some applicants I would have enjoyed having in the lab.

 

[DynamicDidactic]

Apparently Penn had to rescind some offers

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts

Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.

www.thedp.com

 

[Ollie123]

Apparently USC was just a pause and IS taking doctoral students (or at least some doctoral students).

 

[futureapppsy2]

I know of at least one clinical psych PhD that didn't take a cohort one year during COVID.