{"id":14947,"date":"2011-12-09T21:34:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T21:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=14947"},"modified":"2017-06-29T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:30:33","slug":"phd-pipeline-workshop-works-to-increase-minority-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2011\/12\/phd-pipeline-workshop-works-to-increase-minority-count\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Pipeline workshop works to increase minority count."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While minorities are nearly a third of the U.S. population, African-Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans are estimated to be only four percent of the faculty of business schools nationwide, primarily because minorities do not apply to PhD programs.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s part of the information students learned during the PhD Pipeline Opportunity workshop on November 29, 2011 in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). The event was organized by Antoinette Smith, who teaches accounting and is the FIU leader of the program, a national initiative originating from Duke University.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14949\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14949 size-full\" title=\"PhD Pipeline Panelists\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PhD-Pipeline-Panelists.jpg\" alt=\"Panelists Cecilia Alvarez, Karlene C. Cousins, William Hardin and Kenneth R. Henry with Antoinette Smith\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panelists Cecilia Alvarez, Karlene C. Cousins, William Hardin and Kenneth R. Henry with Antoinette Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the wealth of opportunities for minorities at FIU, this is the perfect place to promote the advantages of obtaining a PhD,\u201d said Smith, recently named PhD Pipeline Opportunity\u2019s Faculty Associate of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 25 students heard information and motivation from business school panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cecilia Alvarez, Department of Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Karlene C. Cousins, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems<\/li>\n<li>William Hardin, Department of Finance and Real Estate<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth R. Henry, School of Accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The foursome told the students about their own pathways to earning a doctorate and spoke candidly of the challenges and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Nava, a junior majoring in accounting, said the workshop, including the question and answer session, was quite valuable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14948\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14948 size-full\" title=\"Students and presenters at the first PhD Pipeline Opportunity workshop\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PhD-Pipeline-Participants.jpg\" alt=\"Students and presenters at the first PhD Pipeline Opportunity workshop\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students and presenters at the first PhD Pipeline Opportunity workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHearing what others went through and what it takes to earn a PhD made for an interesting workshop,\u201d he said. \u201cI was surprised to find out about the lack of minorities who have this advanced degree, and I feel it\u2019s a possibility for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cousins agreed to be a panelist to \u201cgive back\u201d what she herself received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came from Jamaica to work on my PhD at Georgia State University,\u201d she said. \u201cAs an international minority student far away from home, the support and mentoring I received from the faculty made an enormous difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Future workshops will continue program\u2019s mission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smith is planning two PhD Pipeline Opportunity Program workshops each semester. The topics for the spring: \u201cThe Life of a PhD Student\u201d and \u201cThe Lifestyle of a PhD Professor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While minorities are nearly a third of the U.S. population, African-Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans are estimated to be only four percent of the faculty of business schools nationwide, primarily because minorities do not apply to PhD programs. 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