The Phd Project Association

The mission of the phd project association is to increase the diversity of business school faculty by attracting black/african-americans, latinx/hispanic-americans, and native americans to business doctoral programs and providing support during their studies. The five objectives of the phd project association are as follows:1. To increase the number of minority business school professors who will function as mentors and role models;2. To influence more minorities to pursue business degrees/careers;3. To increase the number of qualified minority applicants to fill critical positions in the business disciplines;4. To improve the preparation of all students by allowing them to experience the richness of learning from a faculty with diverse backgrounds, and;5. To reach the goal of a better prepared and more diversified workforce to service a diversified customer base.