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PhD Project Launches New Initiative, Project Ahead, to Increase Minority Representation in Business School Administration


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hD Project Launches New Initiative, Project Ahead, to Increase Minority Representation in Business School Administration Program Will Provide Encouragement,


Support for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans to Advance to Chair, Associate Dean and Dean Posi- tions


The PhD Project, which has led the


way in the more than tripling of minority business school professors since 1994, an- nounces the start of a new initiative to in- crease diversity at the next level- business school administration. Project AHEAD (Achieving Higher Education Administration Diversity) will provide information, encouragement and support for African American, Hispanic American, and Native American business school professors who wish to advance to the positions of Department Chair, As- sociate Dean, Dean and other leadership roles. Minorities are severely underre- presented in these positions. Fewer than 20 dean positions at majority-serving university business schools are held by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Native Americans. Even at minority serving university business schools, fewer than 25 are deans at HBCUs or Hispanic Serving Institutions. In total about 3% of university business school deans positions are held by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Native Americans. Project AHEAD will hold informatio-


nal programs, starting with a November 5th, invitation-only webinar for aspiring administrators, created in collaboration with AACSB International. That will be followed by group and one-on-one men- toring, support and networking opportu- nities for PhD Project-participating mino- rity faculty. Minority and majority deans, department chairs and other administra- tors affiliated with The PhD Project will provide services on a voluntary basis. “Since The PhD Project began in 1994,


the number of minority business school professors has more than tripled, from


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294 to over 1,050 today,” said Bernard J. Milano, Founder of The PhD Project and President of the KPMG Foundation, the Project’s creator and lead supporter. “Looking at the current state of diver- sity in administrative positions, the next logical step is to create diversity in these roles.” Mr. Milano also noted, “Many mino-


rity business professors are well qualified to be business school administrators be- cause they typically come to academia from successful corporate careers.” The PhD Project Deans Advisory


Board will support and participate in the initiative. Its members - Quiester Craig, North Carolina A&T University; John El- liott, Baruch College , City University of New York; Andrew Policano, University


of California, Irvine; and Melvin Stith, Syracuse University - have seen through The PhD Project how a minority profes- sor can make a significant impact in the classroom. Dean Craig, speaking for the group, noted: “That influence increases dramatically as one moves up the ladder to administrative positions.” The PhD Project addresses the severe


under-representation of African-Ame- ricans, Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans in management positions. By diversifying the faculty, The PhD Project 1) encourages more minorities to pursue business degrees, and 2) better prepares all business students for today’s multicul- tural work environment.


Source: Businesswire.com


Qualifying For Black Scholarships Is No Longer an Issue


By Vincent Haywood Let’s get one thing perfectly under-


stood before proceeding with this arti- cle. There’s nothing inherently wrong with identifying a scholarship as ”Black Scholarships”. To use this as an excuse for not furthering your education would be a grave mistake. If for some lame- brain reason you believe you won’t qua- lify for a scholarship based upon the co- lor of your skin; then you’re in for rude awakening. Finding these scholarships has not


always been an issue for Blacks; the problem has always been qualifying for them. If it isn’t the rising cost of a col- lege education; it’s qualifying for finan- cial aid that stymies so many of them.


This is the very reason they are readily available for Blacks. The easiest way for anyone to be afforded the opportunity of going to college is through a scholarship. Qualifying for a scholarship is no longer an issue because the initial qualification is a given; being a minority. No harm intended, but all African Americans are considered minorities and too many them are using this qualification as a negative stimulus instead of a posi- tive one. In other words, they see it as of- fensive to be classified as a minority. Ne- vertheless, African Americans comprise the single largest racial minority in Ame- rica and the second largest racial group after Whites in America. This is a fact that


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