Increasing Faculty Diversity

More than one-third of America’s college students are people of color. But historically underrepresented groups make up only small fractions of college faculty. Nationwide, 6 percent of faculty are African American or Black, just over 5% are Hispanic and about 1% are Native American. The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program is working to change that.

The goal: more historically underrepresented Ph.D. students who seek careers as faculty on college campuses

The Doctoral Scholars Program provides multiple layers of support — not only financial assistance and research funding, but also career counseling, job postings and a scholar directory for networking and recruiting. Mentoring and advocacy for scholars is crucial, and support continues into early careers as graduates become faculty members. And each fall, a thousand scholars and young faculty members convene to learn and support one another at the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring.

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More than 1,225 Graduates and Counting

The goal of the Doctoral Scholars Program is to increase the number of historically underrepresented students who earn doctorates and choose to become faculty at colleges and universities. Since its founding in 1993, the program has supported more than 2,000 scholars who have attended 109 institutions in more than 30 states.