Minority PhDs ‘have higher aspirations in diverse departments’

Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact on academic goals of doctoral students in the same department

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January 11, 2021

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January 19, 2021

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Recruiting more Black PhD students

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