Dr. Gabrielle Cannick, the program's 445th graduate, received her combined Doctorate of Dentistry and Epidemiology degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina in May 2009.

More than one-third of America's college students are people of color. But the percentages of college and university faculty who are members of racial/ethnic minority groups are only small fractions of the total. Nationwide, about 5 percent of faculty are African-American, about 3 percent are Hispanic and about 1 percent are Native American. The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program is working to change that.

The Doctoral Scholars Program is part of a nationwide initiative, the Compact for Faculty Diversity, to produce more minority Ph.D.s and to encourage them to seek faculty positions. Developed with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Ford Foundation, the program offers financial support and other services to doctoral scholars nationwide. As a highlight each year, SREB hosts the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, the largest gathering of minority doctoral scholars in the country.

More than 450 Graduates and Counting

Dr. Pablo Arriaza graduated in May 2009 from the University of Alabama with a Ph.D. in social work. He is the SREB program’s 450th graduate. Dr. Arriaza has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at the University of New Hampshire, School of Social Work.

Through the program, SREB states share resources, work to expand their minority applicant pools, support qualified candidates with financial assistance, and assist graduates and higher education institutions in identifying employment opportunities. Since its founding in 1993, the Doctoral Scholars Program has supported more than 900 scholars at 83 institutions in 29 states.

More than 450 participants have completed the program by earning Ph.D.s, and the program currently assists more than 300 scholars actively pursuing Ph.D.s. The program boasts a retention rate of almost 90 percent, 80 percent of its graduates have begun academic careers in higher education, and more than 70 percent are employed in SREB states. The next participant could be you.

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