Identifying talented students poised to succeed is the first step in building a strong graduate program. Graduate schools invest considerable resources and apply different methods to determine who among their applicants represents the best fit with the program. Holistic review of individual applicants includes non-cognitive and personal attributes, which some have also correlated with increasing […]
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Mentoring Manual by the Institute for Broadening Participation in STEM
A mentoring manual for faculty, students, and administrators in STEM programs defining diversity, explaining its importance, and best practices for inclusive mentoring. View the full resource here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
First-Generation Graduate Students – University of Washington
Online resource to support first-generation graduate students as they navigate their master’s or doctoral degree. Click here to visit the website. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Diversity in Academe: Disability on Campus
A multi-authored report compiled by The Chronicle of Higher Education explores disability on American university campuses and proposes ways for universities to more successfully include disabled students. Read the full report here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
“A War Of Words America Is In The Middle Of A Battle Over The Meaning Of Words Like ‘Diversity’”
This is an article by Jennifer Mercieca at Texas A&M University in the United States exploring debates over how to discuss diversity in American higher education. A full version of the article can be read here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellbeing – Council of Graduate Schools
Throughout the project, we are seeking guidance from an advisory committee of experts and graduate education leaders (see below), who will provide input on the research and action plan. In addition, CGS will survey its member institutions to better understand existing policies and practices for supporting graduate student mental health and factors that may impact […]
Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion (DIMAC) – Council of Graduate Schools
The National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program aims to address this problem by providing supports that can help underrepresented minorities complete their doctoral studies and find employment as faculty at American institutions of higher education. Evaluations of the AGEP program indicate that the numbers of underrepresented minority students enrolling […]
“Making Diversity Work on Campus: A Research-Based Perspective” by Jeffrey F. Milem, Mitchell J. Chang, and Anthony Lising Antonio
A book published by the Association for American Colleges and Universities defining diversity and outlining possible metrics for its measurement. Read and download the full report here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Higher Education Internationalization and Globalization – University of California
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Educating One and All: Students with Disabilities and Standards-Based Reform
This report examines strategies for teaching students with disabilities and how to reconcile academic standards with teaching to the individual. Read and download the full report here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
