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SHEEO Project Pipeline Repair SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program: Pathway to a More Diverse Faculty and More STEM Educators Dr. Ansley A. Abraham, & Dr. Dennis Donaldson. www.sreb.org/page/1074/doctoral_scholars.html October 4, 2019. Scaffolding. State/Institution Support.
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SHEEOProject Pipeline RepairSREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program:Pathway to a More Diverse Faculty and More STEM EducatorsDr. Ansley A. Abraham, & Dr. Dennis Donaldson www.sreb.org/page/1074/doctoral_scholars.html October 4, 2019
State/Institution Support • Began in 1993 (26 years) • Goal -- Increase URM faculty on college campuses • State/Institution (7/26 current) based support • Scholars in all academic disciplines / with STEM emphasis • Admitted into a Ph.D. program • U.S. Citizen / Permanent Resident Status
“More than a check and a handshake” • Multiple layers of support • Stipend / Tuition – Doc. (3-5 yrs) & Diss. (1 yr) awards • Professional Development (teaching, mentoring, service, scholarship) • Regular contact & follow up – Tracking / Enrollment / Performance • Networking / Community Building / Safe Space • Advocacy • Mentoring • Counseling (Personal / Career) • Online scholar directory • Recruiting / employment • Partnership benefits / resources (NCFDD, HERC, Vitae, NRMN) • Attendance at annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring
Institute on Teaching and Mentoring • 25th year (2018) • National in focus – 45 states & 207 institutions represented • Partnerships – inst., st., reg., fed., and phil. programs • More than 1,144 attendees • Largest gathering of minority Ph.D. scholars in the nation • Diversity of fields – STEM (54%), Soc./Beh. (20%), Edu. (11%), Hum. (9%), Bus./Man. (2%), Hlth. Prof. (4%) • More than 100 specific fields of study • More than 50 sessions • Hosted Sloan Dir., SSRC, & NSF Bootcamp meetings • Recruiters -- 82 Institutions and 190+ individual recruiters
InstituteWorkshop Strands • Undergraduate • Beginning Doctoral Student • Middle of Doctoral Study • Advanced Doctoral Study • Graduate • Faculty
Doctoral Scholars Program Outcomes • 1,761 served / 988 grads / >500 matriculating • 36% STEM (+ SBS = 64%) • 88% retention/graduation rate • 82% grads employed in education • 91% in higher education • 67% grads employed in SREB states • 1+ grads employed in 43 states + DC, PR & 13 foreign assignments • 122 Tenured Grads • Reduced Time to Degree • Doc.: • 4.8 years with master’s • 5.1 years w/o master’s • Diss.: • 1.8 years • Institute on Teaching and Mentoring (12,000 served) • Transparency/Real-time Data • Recognized National Leader
Ways to Engage SREB • Become partner institution • Free Post job announcements — doctoral.scholars@sreb.org • Subscribe to the Scholar Directory — $500/yr • Institute on Teaching & Mentoring — recruit/send scholars • Follow us on: Twitter (@SREBDocSch) Facebook (SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program)
Institute on Teaching and Mentoring Video 2013 BronzTelly Award (internet version of Academy Awards)