Dear Colleagues, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FNAS.edu%2Fgraded&data=02%7C01%7Ckpowellstout%40gsu.edu%7Ca39584c21a504c9c035e08d5011343de%7C515ad73d8d5e4169895c9789dc742a70%7C0%7C0%7C636416104614345620&sdata=oMuy9Q65GvaVN%2FQDfTM%2F6vCeLNqGNharQdwufpdBTJE%3D&reserved=0> invites your response to the recently released Discussion Document and Call for Community Input<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.nationalacademies.org%2Fpga%2Fbhew%2Fgraded%2Fpga_180817&data=02%7C01%7Ckpowellstout%40gsu.edu%7Ca39584c21a504c9c035e08d5011343de%7C515ad73d8d5e4169895c9789dc742a70%7C0%7C0%7C636416104614345620&sdata=1k5v9acSWVTFjAmXCV4lPguEFxXvhcrR3v8IX2gmSBg%3D&reserved=0>. The Discussion Document outlines sets of competencies that may serve as core educational elements at both the master’s and Ph.D. levels. The Call for Community Input welcomes general reactions to the competencies and also provides questions for more specific feedback. Some of you may have seen the document advertised before, and I encourage all of you with an interest in graduate education or with ideas for the Committee to share your thoughts. The Discussion Document and Call for Community Input will remain open for comment until September 29, 2017. Please direct any questions about the Discussion Document, Call for Community Input, and the Committee’s work to me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Many thanks, Layne Scherer Study Director, Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century Program Officer, Board on Higher Education and Workforce The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Office: (202) 334-2833 Mobile: (248) 207-5862 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> NAS.edu/GradEd<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=NAS.edu%2FGradEd&data=02%7C01%7Ckpowellstout%40gsu.edu%7Ca39584c21a504c9c035e08d5011343de%7C515ad73d8d5e4169895c9789dc742a70%7C0%7C0%7C636416104614345620&sdata=mkOxa28N87M2zfVurYafSLoCyig7PaL2U1QncBy2g3k%3D&reserved=0> ******************************************************************************