Tag: Higher Education Reform
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Barriers to and Recommendations for Increasing Diversity in Psychological Science
By Bingjie Tong, M.A.1, Madeline Palermo, M.A.1, Leslie E. Sawyer, M.A.1, & Fallon Goodman, Ph.D.2. 1 University of South Florida; 2 George Washington University The “leaky pipeline” phenomenon has existed for decades in academia. Students from marginalized backgrounds, especially those from racial/ethnic minorities and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, are more likely to drop out at each stage of the…
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Barriers to Retention: Systematic Financial Barriers for Graduate Students from Traditionally Underrepresented Backgrounds
by Katherine A. Carosella, M.A., University of Minnesota Many students would agree that the process of gaining admission to graduate programs is arduous but the process of completing a doctoral program is significantly more difficult. This is the case for all graduate students, though students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, namely those who are not white and from…