2011 bloomfield college may 17 ansley
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Dr. Ansley Abraham's talk on graduate educationTRANSCRIPT
Bloomfield College
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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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Thousands of Workers
Nursing Aides/Orderlies
Waiters/Waitresses
General Operations Managers
Janitors/Cleaners
Cashiers
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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