A Generation of Success THE SREB-STATE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM CELEBRATES 20 YEARS Southern Regional Education Board SREB.org 2A0 Generation of Success a ALABAMA • ALABAMA A&M • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY • AUBURN UNIVERSITY • AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY • SPRING HILL COLLEGE • STILLMAN COLLEGE • TROY UNIVERSITY, DOTHAN CAMPUS • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT HUNTSVILLE • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA • UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA • ARKANSAS • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY • NORTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES • DELAWARE • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE • FLORIDA • EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE • FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY • FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA • ROLLINS COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA • UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA • GEORGIA • AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY • ARGOSY UNIVERSITY • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY • CLAYTON STATE COLLEGE • EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE • EMORY UNIVERSITY • GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY • GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE • GEORGIA HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA • MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE • PAYNE COLLEGE • SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY • SHORTER COLLEGE • SPELMAN COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY • YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE • INDIANA • INDIANA UNIVERSITY • INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON • INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT SOUTH BEND • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS • PURDUE UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME • KENTUCKY • BEREA COLLEGE • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY • KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY • MAYSVILLE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE ROWAN • SAINT CATHARINE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY • LOUISIANA • BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • DILLARD UNIVERSITY • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT BATON ROUGE • XAVIER UNIVERSITY • MARYLAND • JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY • MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY • TOWSON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY • MISSISSIPPI • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY • BELLHAVEN COLLEGE • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY • TOUGALOO COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI • NEW JERSEY • BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS • KEAN UNIVERSITY • Since its creation in 1993, the SREB-STATE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM has helped reduce the long-standing shortage of minority college faculty in the region and nation. Withcontinuedsupportfromstates,institutionsandscholars,weareproudtoreachthe 20-year mark this year.roughthisgenerationofsuccess,theprogramhasachievedmanymilestones:Ithasservedmorethan 1,140scholarsand,mostimportant,hasgraduatedalmost700Ph.D.s—80percentofwhomareemployed ineducation.ButtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation(IPEDSCompletionSurvey)continuestoprovidehard evidencethattheneedforminorityfacultyisst2illpresent—anditshouldch0allengeallofustodomore, especiallystatelegislativeandeducationalleadership. eSREB-StateDoctoralScholarsProgramhelpsputminoritiesatthefrontofcollegeclassrooms.Reflecting itsmottoof“morethanacheckandahandshake,”theprogramprovidesmultiplelayersofsupport,prepara - tionandencouragementtoassistscholarsinearningtheirdoctoraldegreesandproceedingonthepathtoa successfulacademiccareer. ItisimportanttorecognizethebenefitsthatSREBstatesgainfromtheprogram’ssuccess.States: l Savetimeandmoney .SREBPh.D.candidatesfinish,onaverage,twoyearsfasterthanthe averageforallU.S.Ph.D.candidates. l Produceahighlytrainedandskilledtalentpoolforthestate’sworkforceandeconomy .Program graduatesconductcutting-edgeresearchandbringinexternalgrantfunding.Seventypercent ofprogramgraduatesworkinSREBstates,boostingstaterevenue. l Createrolemodels .Programgraduatesmorecloselyreflectthecampusandgeneralpopulations andencouragemoreminoritystudentstosucceed. l Recruit .Statecolleges,universitiesandresearchlabscanrecruitfromahighlyqualifiedpoolof minorityPh.D.graduatesandutilizetheprogram’sonlinedirectoryofscholarswhoareinawide rangeoffieldstoidentifypotentialjobcandidates. l Develophighlytrainedandwell-educatedleaders .Graduatesprovideskilledservicestotheir institutionsandcommunities. l Improvecampusclimate .Minorityfacultyhelpblack,Hispanicandwomenstudentsfeel lessisolatedwhentheyseetheirrace,ethnicityandgenderreflectedinpeopleinleadership positions. In2013,11SREBstatesaresupportingmorethan300doctoralscholars,buttheprogramcouldserveeven morestatesandstudents.WecontinuetoencourageallSREBstatestoparticipateintheprogram,support morestudentsandreapthebenefits.WearepleasedtocongratulateparticipatingSREBinstitutions,states, scholars,programgraduatesandprogramstaffonajobwelldone. Dr.DaveSpence,President Dr.AnsleyAbraham,Director SREB SREB-StateDoctoralScholarsProgram CELEBRATING A GENERATION OF SUCCESS The Southern Regional Education Board works with 16 member states to improve public education by advancing the academic achievement of all students. Twentyyearsago,SREB’sExecutiveCommitteeraised andmentoring.Toaccomplishthis,itinitiatedafour- thisquestion:“Whyaretheresofewblackfacultyon dayprofessionalmeetingforscholars:eCompactfor collegecampuses?”ResearchersatSREBknewpartof FacultyDiversityInstituteonTeachingandMentoring. theanswer.First,toofewblackstudentswereseeking Justover100participantsfromthethreeregions Ph.D.s.Second,universitieslackedacoordinatedand attendedthefirstInstituteinAtlanta,Georgia,in sustainedrecruitingefforttoattractblackstudentsto October1994.eInstitutehasconvenedeveryOctober Ph.Dprograms.And,third,predominantlywhiteuniver- sinceandisnowthelargestgatheringofminority sitiesdidnothaveeffectivehiringpoliciesandpractices doctoralscholarsinthenation,annuallyexceeding toensurethatqualifiedblackfacultycandidateswere attendanceof1,000. includedinsearchesandwerebroughttocampusesfor isyear,boththeDoctoralScholarsProgramandthe considerationandhiredforfacultypositions.SREBstate Instituteproudlymarktheir20thanniversaries. leadersrecognizedthenationalscopeoftheissueand decideduponacourseofaction. roughthisgenerationofsuccess,theDoctoralSchol - arsProgramhasservedatotalof1,141scholarsat92 SREBformedtheSREB- institutions,inmorethan35disciplinesandmorethan The services provided by StateDoctoralScholars 100specifictopicsofstudy.Researchshowsthatscholars the program embody its Programandwelcomed supportedthroughtheprogramcompletetheirPh.D.sin itsfirstclassofminority motto of “more than a lesstimethantheaveragedoctoralstudent,generallyby doctoralscholarsinthe check and a handshake.” twofullyears.eprogramboastsalmost700graduates: fallof1993.Whilethe 80percentofthemareemployedineducation,and administrationofthe 70percentworkinSREBstates. programresidesatSREB,theprogramtodayworksto supportblack,Hispanicandotherminoritystudents For20years,SREBrespondedwithmeasurablesuccess acrosstheSREBregionandbeyond.Itsgoalistoincrease totheinitialquestion:“Whyaretheresofewblackfac - thenumberofminoritystudentswhoearndoctorates ultyoncollegecampuses?”For20years,manySREB andchoosetobecomefacultyatcollegesanduniver- stateshaveaddressedtheissuethroughtheirsupport sities.eprogramisstructuredtoprovidefinancial oftheSREB-StateDoctoralScholarsProgramandhave supportandtoofferdirectservicesincludingacademic, benefittedfromhavingprogramgraduatesemployed personalandmotivationalsupportforstudentsengaged intheirstates.Firmlycommittedtothefuture,the indoctoralstudy.Italsoassistsgraduatesinfindingfac - programtodaycontinuestogive“morethanacheck ultyjobs.eseservicesembodyitsmottoof“morethan andahandshake”toitsnextGenerationofSuccess. acheckandahandshake.” Acknowledgements Shortlyafterthefirstclassintheprogramwasadmitted, SREBjoinedwithotherregionsthathadsimilarinterests The SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program appreciates the support from andformedathree-regionpartnership—withthe the following agencies and organizations over the past 20 years. WesternInterstateCommissionforHigherEducation Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Participating States and Institutions andtheNewEnglandBoardofHigherEducation.is alliancebecameknownastheCompactforFaculty Ford Foundation Programs The Atlantic Philanthropies Diversity.eCompactsoughtbothtoreducetheshort - National Institutes of Health The Pew Charitable Trusts ageofminorityfacultyandtoenhancetheprofessional National Science Foundation Wright-Hayre Fund developmentofdoctoralscholarsintheareasofteaching Other Agencies and Institutions 2 A Generation of Success CELEBRATING THE COMPACT FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY INSTITUTE ON TEACHING AND MENTORING This powerful conference is a national leader in reducing the shortage of minority faculty by providing underrepresented minority students with support and encourage - ment to pursue doctoral degrees so they can become college professors. WithsupportfromthePewCharitableTrustsandthe scholars,whogettheopportunitytolearnaboutjob FordFoundation,thefirstInstitutewasheldin1994. openingsatcollegesanduniversitiesandcansubmit Nowinits20thyear,theInstitutehasbecomethelargest theircurriculumvitaeforpositionsinperson.