PARTNER
ARE YOU a PROSPECTIVE bwPHd Partner?
IS BWPHD FOR ME?
(1) PhD-Potential:
Are you currently a bachelors or masters degree student, planning to apply for PhD Programs?
... Unsure of where to start, what to look for, and who to ask?
(2) PhD-in-Progress:
Are you currently enrolled in a PhD Program, and seeking advice, mentorship, or guidance from other women of color?
... Tired of being the only black woman in your cohort, or perhaps one of the only ones in your entire department - and therefore the designated 'Students of Color' 'representative' and 'spokeswoman' on all things relating to your race?
(3) Black Woman PhD:
Have you recently completed your PhD?
Congratulations, you made it! ... Do you remember what it was like - how you struggled - during your journey to where you are today?
If you WERe nodding your head while reading
… FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW …
“It won’t be lonely at the top if we go together.”
~Founder, BWPHD
STEP 1. SIGN-UP
Sign-up, help spread the word and grow this network of support. Many of us are the only women of color in our respective programs. We will work together to see this change.
Please pass this site along to anyone you know who could benefit from this collective educational experience.
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STEP 2. SUPPORT-SySTEM
Through this partnership, we will create a strong support-system for one another. By sharing information, resources, and experiences, we will work to increase shared knowledge among Black Women in PhD programs across the country. We will grow together, thereby diversifying and improving the culture of our academic institutions along the way.
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STEP 3. STRIVE-FORWARD
By locating programs that best suit your interests, prospective graduate students will be encouraged to apply to PhD and Masters degree programs. Uncovering the mystery surrounding the application process will attract future women of color applicants and ultimately, create more Black Woman, PhDs.
Together, we will reduce the barriers between a Black Woman and her Doctoral degree ambitions. Schedule your consultation today.
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