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Financial Support

"The real point here is that
good financial support-good
fellowships that students can
depend on—is absolutely
indispensable to a strong graduate
program. Up until a few years ago,
we had trouble providing good
enough support except in the
sciences." He showed us the
department breakdowns on the
chart. "The sciences have always
done well. They get the money, set
up strong, clearly defined programs,
and produce the Ph.D.'s. It is only
in fairly recent years," and he
pointed to a different place on the
chart, "that the humanities could
keep up. Our five-year increase
from 42 to 90 is one indication of
the University's over-all
improvement in graduate
education."