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Outcomes
Structure of the Summit Meeting
Purpose: To bring together HBCU graduate deans and
black graduate deans from PWIs for forthright discussions
and to plan ways to work collaboratively and effectively in
addressing issues of common concern.
Method: Worked in 4 groups to generate discussions to
produce workable recommendations and plans.
Participants: 22 Graduate Deans from HBCUs and PWIs
Trustworthy
Communication
Between Graduate
Deans at HBCUs and
PWIs
Barriers to Trust
Shallow Partnerships
Improper mentoring of students that come to PWIs
PWIs focusing on meeting quotas for URMs
PWIs bias toward towards the “so called” pedigree
degrees.
Mitigating Barriers
Meaningful invested agreements/partnerships
Training faculty and administrators for
mentoring URMs
Deans to integrate diversity measures to
encourage favorable admissions
Increase participation in CHBGS
Increase interactions between PWIs and HBCUs
Meaningful relationships to break down
stereotypes
Approaches to
Increase the # of
Black Students into
Viable Graduate
Programs
“Viable Graduate Programs”
Successful Outcomes: good job opportunities and
career advancement
Adequate support systems
High demand programs
Good graduation rates
Approaches:
Pipelines/portals/networks
Previous students as ambassadors
Partnerships and alliances
Support from top administrators
Commitment to student retention and graduation
Role of Black Deans at PWIs as change agents
Close relationships between HBCUs and PWIs to
recruit and support graduate students
Transition programs for graduate school
Increase #s of Black
Ph.D. Recipients with
Attention to the
Disproportionate # of
Black Males
General Points and Observations
Need for funding to recruit and support Black males
Partnerships between PWIs and HBCUs can provide
effective channel into Ph.D. Programs
Students often begin planning for graduate school late
Many Black males do not follow the traditional path to
graduate school
Possible Approaches
Mentoring and advising students about graduate
school
Effective and purposeful department advising
Bridge programs at HBCUs focusing on transitioning
to the graduate education culture.
Undergraduate student workshops about graduate
school
Involving Black Males Earning PhD
Degrees
Lead campus workshops for Black men
Use of social networks to include graduate students
Promote the influence of Black male PhD student role
models as well as PhD recipients
Virtual Mentoring
Webinar series with Black high school, undergraduate,
and graduate students interacting
Nationally visible successful Black figure as speaker
On-campus leaders to engage students in follow-up
discussion on graduate school
Collaborations Between
HBCUs and PWI to
Establish Funding to
Support Students and
Programs
Recommendations:
Develop a catalog of degrees offered at HBCUs
Create bridge programs and other partnerships to
transition students between HBCUs and PWIs
Recruit undergraduate minority students at PWIs for
programs at HBCUs
Intra-institutional and inter-institutional BS-MS dual
degree programs at HBCUs and PWIs
Expand research opportunities at PWIs for students
from HBCUs
Linking students with research faculty
Research funding for undergraduate students via
supplements to faculty member’s existing grants
Secure funding for students transitioning from MS to
PhD: Proposals and supplements to faculty grants
Expand collaborations between PWIs and HBCUs
through faculty research collaborations
Create pre-doc and post-doc teacher-training
programs using HBCU platforms
Encourage Black Ph.D. graduates to consider careers at
HBCUs
Educate the governance structure at HBCUs about the
importance of graduate education
Threads/Themes
Building meaningful partnerships between PWIs and
HBCUs: Focus on people
Need for bridge programs to provide pipeline and
transition support
Need for support and commitment from top
administrators and university
Need to address biases, stereotypes, and diversity in
meaningful ways
Threads/Themes
Need for effective mentoring and advisement
Need for collaborations between graduate deans at
HBCUs and PWIs
Research opportunities for faculty and students:
Collaborations between HBCUs and PWIs
More effective means of show casing the “gems” at
HBCUs: students, faculty, programs, research
Special Thanks
Dr. Henry Frierson and Dr. Carolyn
Hodges for their vision for the summit
and bringing it to fruition
Dr. Shirley Malcom (American
Association for the Advancement of
Science) for hosting the meeting
To all graduate school deans who participated in the
summit meeting:
Cosmos Nwokeafor—Bowie State University
Paula McClain—Duke University
Dwight McBride—Northwestern University
George Herts—University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brian Blake—University of Miami
Carolyn Hodges—University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Patrena Benton--Hampton
Dorris Robinson-Gardner—Jackson State University
Maria Lima--Meharry
Sanjiv Sarin—North Carolina A&T State University
Karen Weddle-West—University of Memphis
Jennifer Keane-Dawes—University of Maryland
Eastern Shores
Betty Clark—Clark-Atlanta University
Gregory Maddox—Texas Southern University
Mark Smith—Georgia Institute of Technology
Verian Thomas—Florida A&M University
James Wimbush—Indiana University
Anna Holloway—Fort Valley State University
Mark Garrison—Morgan State University
Caesar Jackson—North Carolina Central
Doreen Hilton—Fayetteville State University
Henry Frierson—University of Florida
Part II
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