11-06-2017, 02:51 PM
It sure looks like the graduate population has increased over time...
![[Image: NEW-Population-Graphic.jpg]](https://www.stanforddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NEW-Population-Graphic.jpg)
I would imagine that for post-doctoral scholars, the increase is more dramatic since once upon a time graduate students could go straight to a faculty position. Now, in a lot of disciplines, a post doc is de rigeur and many post-graduates do more than one post-doc before getting a faculty position. Also, labs are increasingly reliant on post-doc Labor.
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I would imagine that for post-doctoral scholars, the increase is more dramatic since once upon a time graduate students could go straight to a faculty position. Now, in a lot of disciplines, a post doc is de rigeur and many post-graduates do more than one post-doc before getting a faculty position. Also, labs are increasingly reliant on post-doc Labor.
BC