coe-staff: FW: 2026-2027 and future COE PhD cohorts

[Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann]

Dear All,

Happy Fall quarter.

As an FYI only, the following message was sent to current COE GEs today.

Best,
Dianna

From: Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 12:52 PM
To: coe_ge at lists.uoregon.edu
Cc: Coe-progdir at lists.uoregon.edu; Joanna Goode <goodej at uoregon.edu>; Leslie Leve <leve at uoregon.edu>; Wendy Machalicek <wmachali at uoregon.edu>
Subject: 2026-2027 and future COE PhD cohorts

Dear College of Education Graduate Employees,

Welcome and welcome back! We hope you are feeling restored and ready for the doctoral pace, the new learning, and the sense of future that comes with each new year in the program. We've been looking forward to having you back on campus!

We are writing with a specific update for your awareness only. You have likely heard that we are in the process of making some operational changes to work within an adjusted university budget. As we make the modifications necessary to remain within the updated budget, we anticipate some short-and long-term impact for the PhD students we will be admitting in future years. In the 2026-2027 academic year, PhD students admitted into College of Education PhD programs will not be guaranteed the 4-years of funding that have been offered to prior incoming students in recent years. Instead, these newly admitted students will self-fund via loans, scholarships, research GEs to the extent they are available, and other personal means in AY 26-27. Funding decisions after AY 26-27 have not yet been made, however, it is likely that COE-sponsored GE packages for the 2026-2027 cohort and future cohorts will likely be competitive and limited in number in AY 27-28 and beyond.

Of important note: this change does not impact your offer letter. For PhD students admitted in 2025-2026 and prior, the College of Education will continue to honor the terms of your original offer letter.

We share this with you for your awareness only as many of you may already be in communication with interested students who are considering applying to COE programs based on your recommendations. When discussing or promoting your or other COE PhD programming with prospective candidates, it will be important to keep in mind that your funding packages will likely not be similar.

 Again, this message is being sent for your awareness only.  The details associated with this change in the college are currently being addressed within individual departments and programs and will be further defined in the coming weeks. As more information arises, more information will likely be shared with you through your individual programs, especially, as it relates to any specific role you may play in recruiting future cohorts.

Best,
Dianna


Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, PhD
Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives,
College of Education, University of Oregon

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