The Graduate School

Curriculum Review and Strategic Initiatives

Advancing systemic change in graduate education through data-driven initiatives and collaborative partnerships.

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Curriculum

The Graduate School serves as a resource for programs interested in launching new academic programs and works with departments in reviewing curriculum and making updates.

19
Statewide/SUNY program revisions
5
new programs (full proposals and LOIs)
17
internal program revisions

CLEAR

A comprehensive initiative to assess and strengthen graduate programs across the university through program inventories and targeted student and faculty feedback.

9
program inventories (100% completion)
285
student survey responses (29.6%)
110
faculty survey responses

Student Survey Responses by Department (Q1 2025):

Department Response Count
Computer Science 98
Chemistry 74
Physics and Astronomy 28
Applied Math and Statistics 25
Mechanical Engineering 15
Electrical Engineering 13
Biological Sciences 11
Civil Engineering 11
Geosciences 11
Electrical and Computer Engineering 1

EGE – Equity in Graduate Education Workshops

Professional development workshops designed to support graduate students and faculty in fostering inclusive and equitable learning environments across the university.

In-Person

Fall 2025

Multi-campus participation featuring two workshops.

30+
Workshop #1 participants
20+
Workshop #2 participants
Virtual

Spring 2026

Targeted workshop for the Speech and Language Pathology  program at  Stony Brook's Southampton campus

The Graduate School has a series of workshops available for programs on the fundamentals of equity in graduate admissions and how to identify strategies for equity-based holistic admissions. If you are interested in learning more about these topics, please contact Elizabeth Boon and Karian Wright.