Successes & Challenges for
Recruiting & Retaining
URM Doctoral Students in SBE at
University of California, Berkeley
September 29, 2004
Presenter
Christina Maslach
Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
URM SBE Doctorates during Period 1998 to 2002
Department
# of
Graduates
African American
1
Anthropology
7
Demography
0
Economics
Agricultural Economics
Ethnic Studies
12
2
17
Geography
3
Political Science
6
Psychology
17
Sociology
12
TOTAL
77
With 5 from CNR* the total is 82
* College of Natural Resources
Graduate Diversity Program:
A Component of Graduate Division
Carla Trujillo, Ph.D., Director


Provides support services for prospective and continuing
students on the Berkeley campus in an effort to maintain
a more diverse graduate student community
Collaborates with Social Science Diversity Coordinator in
recruitment and outreach efforts

Summer Research Opportunity Program

Workshops on professional development

Advising and mentoring for current graduate students
Where are our students coming
from?

41% California

26% Top tier private institutions

11% UCB undergraduates

Everywhere else
Recruitment Strategies:
Successful practices for recruitment

University of California system

California State University system

McNair and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows
programs

Summer Research Opportunity Program at UC Berkeley

Profession organizations and their outreach programs:

APSA
 AEA
 APA
Other MSI institutions

Newly Registered URM
1993 - 2003
35
20.0%
18.0%
16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
New Reg
URM as % of total
Newly Registered URM by Ethnicity
1993 - 2003
35
30
25
NA
20
Hisp
15
AA
10
5
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
20
99
19
98
19
97
19
96
19
95
19
94
19
19
93
0
Fallout from Proposition 209

Campus ethos and the admissions process

Cost to the reputation of UCB


Hiring of Diversity Coordinator in Social
Science
GAAAC: Graduate Affirmative Action
Advisory Committee
Future Prospects for
Recruitment and Retention
UC-DIGSSS/NSF Initiative



Increase intake pool of applicants by
forging new alliances with MSI institutions
Improve Retention through Faculty
Mentored Research Opportunity Program
Improve Retention by community building
and increasing support services