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| contents | All in the Name of Research Smiles, Robin V. Graduate Study African American Students Doctoral Degrees Graduate Students Student Empowerment Grants It takes a village to raise an African American doctoral recipient. Ask any newly minted Ph.D. about the harsh reality of completing the degree. Ask them how many friends, family members, fellow graduate students, faculty mentors, university administrators, co-workers did they have to lean on at some point during their journey? How many times did they have to humble themselves to borrow money, crash at someone's house, call off work or ask someone to cover for them while they pulled an all-nighter plus some to finish an assignment? Who was there to remind them that they were good enough, that they did, indeed, have what it takes to not only finish what they started, but to make a mark in their respective field? Some might imagine the life of a graduate student as one with certain luxuries, that of sleeping late, hanging out in coffee shops, traveling around the world to conferences and seminars, cashing in on grant money--all in the name of research, the actual image is far from ideal. And those who have stood by a Ph.D. student know the truth--coffee is addictive, the library or lab is often the travel destination, and the grant dollars are difficult to come by. As associate editor of Black Issues and as a Ph.D. student herself, Robin Smiles, says that the annual Top 100 graduate edition has been a favorite of hers over the past three and a half years that she has worked with the magazine. Each year, in that special edition, "Black Issues" also has reported on a number of villages that have raised African American Ph.D.s., singling them out for their unique commitment to expanding the ranks of minority professors--villages such as the Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Leadership Alliance and the PhD Project. " Those stories have empowered me, just knowing that there were entire organizations out there dedicated to folks like me." says Smiles, who is working on her doctorate in English literature at the University of Maryland. |
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| spellingShingle | All in the Name of Research Smiles, Robin V. Graduate Study African American Students Doctoral Degrees Graduate Students Student Empowerment Grants All in the Name of Research Smiles, Robin V. Graduate Study African American Students Doctoral Degrees Graduate Students Student Empowerment Grants It takes a village to raise an African American doctoral recipient. Ask any newly minted Ph.D. about the harsh reality of completing the degree. Ask them how many friends, family members, fellow graduate students, faculty mentors, university administrators, co-workers did they have to lean on at some point during their journey? How many times did they have to humble themselves to borrow money, crash at someone's house, call off work or ask someone to cover for them while they pulled an all-nighter plus some to finish an assignment? Who was there to remind them that they were good enough, that they did, indeed, have what it takes to not only finish what they started, but to make a mark in their respective field? Some might imagine the life of a graduate student as one with certain luxuries, that of sleeping late, hanging out in coffee shops, traveling around the world to conferences and seminars, cashing in on grant money--all in the name of research, the actual image is far from ideal. And those who have stood by a Ph.D. student know the truth--coffee is addictive, the library or lab is often the travel destination, and the grant dollars are difficult to come by. As associate editor of Black Issues and as a Ph.D. student herself, Robin Smiles, says that the annual Top 100 graduate edition has been a favorite of hers over the past three and a half years that she has worked with the magazine. Each year, in that special edition, "Black Issues" also has reported on a number of villages that have raised African American Ph.D.s., singling them out for their unique commitment to expanding the ranks of minority professors--villages such as the Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Leadership Alliance and the PhD Project. " Those stories have empowered me, just knowing that there were entire organizations out there dedicated to folks like me." says Smiles, who is working on her doctorate in English literature at the University of Maryland. |
| title | All in the Name of Research |
| topic | Graduate Study African American Students Doctoral Degrees Graduate Students Student Empowerment Grants |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ705012 |