Nathan Bell is the director of research and policy analysis at the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS).

He serves as the principal researcher for the annual CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees, directs CGS’s three-part annual international graduate admissions survey, and works on the Ph.D. Completion Project, a national project to increase completion and reduce attrition in doctoral programs.

Bell holds a Bachelor of Music in music education from the State University of New York, Potsdam, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in public policy from The George Washington University.

• The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States (July 14, 2010)