Phd Project Association
Phd Project Association
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About this organization
Mission
DEVELOP, INITIATE AND EVALUATE A MODEL TO RECRUIT AND SUPPORT QUALIFIED UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES INTO BUSINESS DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO CREATE DIVERSE BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTIES.
About
THE PHD PROJECT IS A SYSTEMIC DIVERSITY INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES AFRICAN-AMERICANS, HISPANIC-AMERICANS AND NATIVE AMERICANS TO PURSUE PH.D.'S IN BUSINESS, CREATING ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS THAT ATTRACT AND ENCOURAGE MINORITY BUSINESS STUDENTS RESULTING IN A MORE DIVERSE TALENT POOL. WE HOST AN ANNUAL, INVITATION-ONLY CONFERENCE FOR MINORITY PROFESSIONALS CONSIDERING BUSINESS DOCTORAL STUDIES AND COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR THEM TO ATTEND. 564 MINORITY PROFESSIONALS APPLIED FOR THE PHD PROJECT 2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 317 WERE INVITED AND 266 ATTENDED. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, 28 NEW MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR PROGRAMS. WE HOST FIVE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC CONFERENCES FOR CURRENT MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS PROVIDING A NETWORK OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS, AND COVER ALL EXPENSES FOR THEM TO ATTEND OUR CONFERENCE AS WELL AS THE RELATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, FY2018 DOCTORAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (DSA) CONFERENCE, FOR THAT DISCIPLINE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HOSTED 183 MINORITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS AT THESE FIVE CONFERENCES AND CAPPED 34 NEW MINORITY FACULTY. PROJECT AHEAD, AN INITIATIVE TO DIVERSITY HIGHER ED ADMINISTRATION, HELD SESSIONS AT THE PHD PROJECT DSA CONFERENCES ENCOURAGING SEASONED FACULTY TO EXPLORE THIS CAREER PATH. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FEWER THAN 30 MINORITY DEANS AT NON-MINORITY SERVING BUSINESS SCHOOLS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The mission of the phd project association is to increase the diversity of business school faculty by attracting african-americans, 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.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Develop, initiate and evaluate a model to recruit and support qualified underrepresented minorities into business doctoral programs in order to create diverse business school faculties.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of DE, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 3 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MONTVALE, NJ, 07645.
- The non-profit has a total of 0 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$90,805.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.