Bloomfield College

Ph.D.

Ph.D.

Ph.D.

Ph.D.

Ph.D.Ph.D.

Ph.D.Dr. Ansley Abraham

www.sreb.org

May 17, 2011

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Why Is Graduate Education Important?

GeneralVibrant Economy—jobs, innovation, research, etc.Public Good—civic engagementCommunity Health—physical/mental healthGlobal Competiveness

PersonalEarning powerMore/Better jobsJob securityMore Benefits (insurance, vacation, medical)More job options (3-4 jobs in lifetime) 2

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Top 10 Occupations with the Largest Job Growth 2002-2012

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Nursing Aides/Orderlies

Waiters/Waitresses

General Operations Managers

Janitors/Cleaners

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Food Preparers/Servers

Customer Service

Retail Salespersons

Postsecondary Teachers

Registered Nurses

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New American Landscape

People of Color will be the majority by 2042!U. TX freshman class 2010-11, first-time majority is non-whiteGlobalization & Interdisciplinarity will be a norm.

You have always known the Internet.Knowledge will continue to accumulate at a faster rate!“Smart” classrooms will be normal classrooms.Technology will not be “whether,” but “which.”By 2018, est. 2.8 million jobs will require a grad. degree.

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Inside the Academy

Too few students and faculty of color.Women earn the majority of bachelors degrees.Still far to few women in MANY fields! (STEM)YOU are needed to replace the 1/3 of current faculty who will

retire in the next 10-15 years!ALL students benefit from a diverse faculty in becoming globally

and nationally competitive.Diversity will be seen as a benefit for all!YOU must help us kill “WE CAN’T FIND ANY!”

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The PhD is the currency to access the professoriate.

Without it there is no access.

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Percent Change in Minority Full-Time Faculty

1995 2005 % Change

Total Minority 70,000 110,000 60

Hispanic 13,000 23,000 75Asian 27,000 48,000 75Native Amer. 2,000 3,000 50African Amer. 26,000 35,000 33

Minority faculty representation among all faculty increased from 12.7% to 16.5% from 1995-2005.

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Racial/Ethnic Group Representation — U.S. Population to Faculty in Four-Year Institutions

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS and NSOPF; University Leadership Council analysis, all 2008.

Faculty

Racial/Ethnic Groups

U.S. Population

Under-graduates

All Fields Education Engineering Humanities Life

Sciences

Phy, Math & Computer Sciences

Prof. Fields

Social Sci.

Native American 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Asian/ Pacific Islander 4% 6% 9% 5% 24% 5% 11% 16% 11% 5%

Black 12% 12% 5% 7% 4% 5% 3% 4% 6% 7%

Hispanic 14% 10% 3% 4% 2% 4% 2% 3% 2% 5%

White 67% 68% 81% 81% 68% 85% 82% 77% 79% 82%

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Minorities as Percentage of All Full-Time Faculty4-Year Institutions

1980 1990 2000 2008

Black 4.3% 4.5% 5.1% 5.4%Hispanic 1.5% 2.0% 2.9% 3.5%American Indian 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% .6%

Total 6.0% 6.8% 8.4% 9.5%

*Over 50% teach at minority serving institutions

*Change is incremental—”snails pace”

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Total Number and Percentage of Black Ph.D.s by Field of Study 2009

Total Number 2,230Fields of study

Education 36%Life Sciences 19%Soc.Sci./Psy. 17%Humanities 8%Phy. Sciences 6%Engineering 6%Other Fields 9%

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SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program Goal

Increase number of minorities who earn Ph.D.s and become college & university faculty members

MOTTO ”MORE THAN A CHECK AND A HANDSHAKE”

Service Financial support--long-term Mentoring Professional development Regular contact/follow-up Networking/community building Advocacy and counseling Preparation for the professoriate Career counseling Institute on Teaching and Mentoring 12

Program Demographics

18th Year1007 Scholars Served (29 states, 87 institutions)347 Matriculating542 GraduatesFields of study:

STEM (37%); Bus. (5%); Health Prof. (6%);

Soc. & Beh. (28%); Hum. (17%); Edu. (6%)

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Doctoral Scholars Program Successes

89% retention/graduation rate

78% grads employed in education

92% in higher education

67% grads employed in SREB states

1+ grads employed in 32 states & 3 foreign countries

52 Tenured Grad.

Reduced Time to DegreeDoc.:

4.6 years with master’s 4.9 years w/o master’s

Diss.: 1.8 years

Institute on Teaching and Mentoring/Junior Faculty Professional Development Conference

Scholar Directory

Recognized National Leader

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What does it take to be a successful graduate student?

IntelligenceDeterminationFocusPerseveranceTenacityCommunicatorCuriosityMotivatedPassion

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Compact for Faculty Diversity

SREB Scholars and Mentors2009 Institute on Teaching and Mentoring,

Arlington, VA

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Compact for Faculty DiversityInstitute on Teaching and Mentoring

Graduate Study Support – knowledge and skills to successfully navigate graduate study

Professional Development – strategies for success as faculty Teaching & Mentoring – experts, scholars, mentors share

knowledge about academic life (teaching, mentoring, research, and service)

Networking & Community Building – build a broader

community of scholars & faculty members across academic disciplines from across the nation

Faculty Recruiting – institutions access to qualified faculty candidates

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Compact for Faculty DiversityInstitute on Teaching and Mentoring

17th year

National in focus – 45 states represented

Partnerships – SREB, AGEP, SBE, NIH, Sloan, Gates, McNair

More than 1,100 participants

Largest gathering of minority Ph.D. scholars pursuing academic

careers in the nation

Diversity of fields – STEM (51%), Soc./Beh. (16%), Edu. (12%),

Hum. (10%), Bus./Man. (7%), Hlth. Prof. (4%)

Host the Junior Faculty Professional Development Conference18

We Cannot Afford To Lose ONE of You on Your Journeys!!

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