Tag: Doctorate

STEM
UT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science Foundation
The University of Austin Texas (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) — to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]
October 15, 2020
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Opinion
‘But You’re Not a Real Doctor!’
Once while traveling to a conference, I used my credit card to check-in to use my frequent flyer benefits. My salutation, Dr. Nichole M. Garcia, prompted the sales associate to ask me if I could provide medical advice for something they were experiencing. As I began to explain that I was not a medical doctor, I was met with, “But you’re not a real doctor, you’re a teacher.”
January 17, 2019
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Opinion
Getting to the Other Side: Surviving the Ph.D.
I recently finished my first year in a tenure-track position at American University in Washington, D.C. and I have been thinking about what kinds of things I wish I had known when starting a Ph.D. Here, I aim to give advice for students just starting Ph.D. programs in hopes of helping more students “get to the other side” of graduate school.
August 27, 2018
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Students
Utah University Launches Program for Black Doctoral Students
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is launching a support network and stipend program for Black students pursuing its highest degrees. The African-American Doctoral Scholars Initiative will launch this fall. It will provide eligible students with scholarships of up to $5,000 each year and access to a host of other resources, The Deseret […]
April 9, 2017
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