African-Americans are finding career fulfillment by going back to school with assistance from the PhD project.A growing number of African-American professionals are finding career fulfillment not in the corner office of the executive suite, but in the cluttered office of the academic. The PhD Project, a multi-million dollar diversity effort sponsored by some of the nation's largest companies, is assisting African-American professionals to return to academia. The PhD Project conducts a nationwide marketing campaign--identifying minorities willing to leave their corporate jobs, return to academia to earn a Ph.D., and become business professors. Top candidates are invited to a three-day conference, where they meet with current minority business professors and representatives from Ph.D. programs across the country. They get all the information they need to make the transition from business to academia. Airfare and lodging for the conference is paid by The PhD Project. Once enrolled in a doctoral program, PhD Project participants are invited to join one of the PhD Project Doctoral Students Association. These peer support groups help minority doctoral students stay in touch to break the isolation often felt by doctoral students. The PhD Project's success is undeniable. In 1994, when the program began, there were only 294 African-American, Hispanic, or Native American professors at U.S. business schools. Today, there are 709 minority business professors-an increase of more than 140%. Further, 415 minorities are currently enrolled in doctoral programs, and will take a place at the front of the classroom in the next few years. The PhD Project's annual conference is held every November. For more information, and to apply, visit www.phdproject.org. Sponsors of The PhD Project are: KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Foundation, Graduate Management Admission Council, Participating Universities, Citigroup Foundation, Ford Motor Company, DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, AACSB AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (formerly American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) AACSB American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business International, GE Foundation, AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). , James S. Kemper Foundation, Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. & Co. Foundation, Inc., Fannie Mae Fannie Mae: see Federal National Mortgage Association. Foundation, Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. , State Street Corporation, JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. , Robert K. Elliott, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Hewlett-Packard Company, Sara Lee Branded Apparel. |
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