International Higher Education, 2025
Despite their central role in US research and innovation, international doctoral students now face significant instability, as restrictive immigration policies, declining research funding, and an unwelcoming climate push international scientists to seek careers abroad. Competing nations are seizing the moment through targeted recruitment of scientific talent and funding incentives. Without reform, the United States risks ceding its long-held edge in science and technology to global competitors.
Inside Higher Ed, 2025
Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning.
Inside Higher Ed, 2025
For U.S.-trained scientists searching for early-career research opportunities in other countries, Sonali Majumdar suggests some approaches to consider.
Science | 2024
Authors: Itai Yanai, Oliver Bogler, Sean B Carroll, Jennifer Couch, Maria Lund Dahlberg, Cynthia N Fuhrmann, James C Kaufman, Sonali Majumdar, Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv, Rodney D Priestley, Tim Stearns, Bodo Stern, Valda Vinson, Keith R Yamamoto, Martin J Lercher
Inside Higher Ed, 2024
Natalie Miller and Sonali Majumdar outline how to develop such programs for grad student well-being and professional development.
Inside Higher Ed | 2023
Joseph Lewis and Sonali Majumdar share lessons learned and outline approaches to (re)discover purpose and gain agency in graduate school.
Inside Higher Ed | 2023
Sonali Majumdar outlines how grad students and postdocs can apply the same qualities they do in their research to unlock possibilities in their professional lives.
Inside Higher Ed | 2022
Sonali Majumdar and James M. Van Wyck encourage graduate students to connect with the vast social and intellectual ecosystem on campus beyond their departments.
Inside Higher Ed | 2022
Sonali Majumdar highlights why grad students and postdocs should identify emerging employment trends, develop durable skills and ultimately adapt a growth mind-set for professional success.
Inside Higher Ed | 2021
Sonali Majumdar emphasizes the power of self-knowledge for Ph.D. students and programs in helping prepare for future employment and societal needs.
Inside Higher Ed | 2021
Sonali Majumdar and Jenny Schneider discuss three distinct strengths developed from international researchers' lived experiences that are valuable for professional success.