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- Supreme Court Ruling Statement
- The PhD Project Receives Insight Into Diversity Magazine’s 2024 Inspiring Programs in Business Award
- The PhD Project Announces New Advisory Council to Provide Guidance on Program Initiatives
- The PhD Project has found its Dr. Seis
- The PhD Project Expands Membership Eligibility to Include DACA Recipients
- 2022 The PhD Project Hall of Fame
- The PhD Project is excited to announce Jeremy Van Ek of the American Marketing Association (AMA) has joined its Board of Directors.
- Founding PhD Project President Recognized with Distinguished Service Award
- The PhD Project Announces its New Corporate Partner, Stryker
- First Public Deconstruction of Rhee’s Million+ Viewed TED Talk Garners Hundreds of Attendees
- DiversityInc CEO Joins PhD Project Board
- The PhD Project Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees
- The PhD Project Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors
- The PhD Project 25th Anniversary Celebration
- The PhD Project 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Bernard J. Milano receives the Newly Established Bernard J. Milano Excellence Award by the HBCU Business Deans Roundtable
- Want a Business Ph.D? You’re Going to Become a Researcher
- I Was Old at 20; Now I Am Young – Dr. Craig Sisneros
- The PhD Project Announces 2018 Inductees to Hall of Fame
- PhD Project Professor Dr. Jorge Pérez Appointed Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success, at the University of Tennessee System
- Number of Minority Business Professors in U.S. has Quintupled, as “Dr. Cinco” is Named
- INSIGHT Into Diversity inspiring Programs in STEM Award: The PhD Project
- Funding a Ph.D. in Business: Part 2 – Maximizing your package
- Two PhD Project Professors: “2018 40 Best Business Professors Under 40” by Poets & Quants
- Welcome New Board Members: Meghan Kahn, Aerotek Inc & Nancy Rogers Lincoln Financial Group
- Bentley University Supports The PhD Project
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…..Who’s Not the Fairest of Them All?
- First African – American in history of Erivan K. Haub School of Business to achieve Full Professor rank
- Fidelity Investments Supports The PhD Project
- Business School and The Native American Community
- PhD Project Professor Miles Davis Named President of Linfield College
- A Ph.D In Business: It it a “Super-M.B.A.” – or Something More?
- The PhD Project Annual Conference: ICYMI, and Help for FOMO
- PhD Project Congratulates Dr. Kelly Pope for Award Winning Film
- The PhD Project 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
- The PhD Project/White House Initiative Summit Focuses On Hispanics in Higher Ed
- The PhD Project was selected TWICE by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics!
- Starting on the Road to a Business Ph.D.
- NCAT & Rutgers Lead Nation in Underrepresented Minority Faculty
- Myths and Truths About Earning A Ph.D. in Business
- Rutgers-Camden grad lands job at KPMG
- Should I Become A Business School Professor?
- The PhD Project Finance group expands to become “The PhD Project Finance & Economics DSA/FAA”!
- Haslam Doctoral Graduate Michelle Harding Student Speaker at University Hooding Ceremony
- The PhD Project Announces New Chair: Kim Drumgo, Director, Diversity and Inclusion at AICPA
- 100% of Its New Ph.Ds in Business Disciplines Found Faculty Positions in 2016
- PhD Project Draws Link Between Diverse B-School Faculty and Diverse Talent Pool for Corporate America
- PhD Project Professor Invited to Participate in White House Summit
- The PhD Project and White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Holds First Summit at Northeastern University
- The PhD Project’s Achievements In Diversifying Faculties Offers Model For All Of Higher Education To Follow
- The PhD Project Announces Ocwen Financial Corporation’s Support to Inspire a New Generation of Diverse Business Leaders
- The PhD Project Chosen for Commitment to Action – Recognized by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
- African Americans and Hispanic Americans: Invisible in the Dean’s Office at America’s Leading Business Schools
- Bernard Milano receives Accounting Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award
- The PhD Project Chosen by The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ Bright Spots in Hispanic Education
- Academy of Management increases funding
- VMware Supports The PhD Project
- Joye Caston, PhD Project Participant, Awarded $10,000 Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Doctoral Scholarship
- “Paying it Forward” Book Chronicles the History and Impact of The PhD Project
- Four Faculty Promotions of PhD Project members
- Dr. Jorge Perez Named Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
- Ramapo College of New Jersey Hires PhD Project Professor, Dr. Roberto Saldivar
- George Washington University School of Business Hires PhD Project Professor, Dr. Gastón de los Reyes
- 20 Years of Changing the Face of U.S. Business School Faculties: Minority Professors More Than Quadrupled
- 2014 Inductees Into Hall of Fame
- Five Renewed Funders!
- The 2013 PhD Conference Recap
- Dr. George Whaley Receives Trailblazer Award at MDSA
- PhD Hall of Fame Inductees Named!
- Dr. Oscar DeShields MDSA Honored Guest
- Bernard J. Milano Receives Prestigious AABHE Advocacy Award
- The PhD Project Announces Dr. Carolyn Callahan Becomes First African American and First Female Dean at University of Louisville’s College of Business
- The PhD Project Announces Recipient of Inaugural Melvin and Patricia Stith Marketing Dissertation Grant, Monique Bell
- PhD Project Announces 2012 Results
- Aerotek and TEKsystems Utilize PhD Project Network to Hire at NCA&T!
- The Phd Project Announces New Chair, John Fernandes of AACSB International
- Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
- Dr. Michael Clement Receives Honored Guest Award
- Dr. Jason Thatcher Named to the Prestigious “Circle of Compadres”
- PhD Project Announces Dr. Russell Price Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at Howard University
- Aerotek and TEKsystems Announces Support for the PhD Project to Inspire a New Generation of Diverse Business Leaders
- Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductees
- President’s Message – April 2024
- President’s Message – March 2024
- President’s Message – February 2024
- President’s Message – January 2024
- President’s Message – December 2023
- President’s Message – November 2023
- President’s Message – September 2023
- President’s Message – August 2023
- President’s Message – July 2023
- President’s Message – Special Edition
- President’s Message – June 2023
- President’s Message – May 2023
- President’s Message – April 2023
- President’s Message – March 2023
- President’s Message – February 2023
- President’s Message – January 2023
- President’s Message – December 2022
- President’s Message – November 2022
- President’s Message – October 2022
- President’s Message – September 2022
- President’s Message – August 2022
- President’s Message – July 2022
- President’s Message – June 2022
- President’s Message – May 2022
- President’s Message – April 2022
- President’s Message – March 2022
- President’s Message – February 2022
- President’s Message – January 2022
- President’s Message – Website Announcement
- President’s Message – December 2021
- President’s Message – November 2021
- President’s Message – October 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – June 2022
- GlobalMindEd.org: Indigenous, PhD Candidate Jason Marshall Inspires Future Leaders
- GlobalMindEd.org: Dr. Kimberly Walker of Virginia Tech shared her story with GlobalMindEDorg
- The PhD Project: In the News – February 2022
- The PhD Project: In the News – December 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – September 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – July 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – June 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – May 2021
- The PhD Project: In the News – April 2021
- GlobalMindEd.org: “Dr. Cinco” Represents The Quintupling of Diverse PhD’s Since Inception of PhD Project: Meet Dr. Nicole Fuller, University of New Orleans
- GlobalMindEd.org: From Two Room Childhood Home to CPA, MBA, PhD, JD and President of Tennessee State University and AKA Sorority International: Meet Dr. Glenda Glover
- GlobalMindEd.org: Rx for Resilience: Pi, Meet Dr. Shalei Simms
- GlobalMindEd.org: First Gen to College Becomes Tenured Full Professor, ACE Leadership Fellow and STEM Leader Helping To Break Current and Next Gen Barriers: Meet Dr. Fay Cobb Payton
- GlobalMindEd.org: Fabulous Female PhD Rises to Highest Professional Levels Despite Learning Issue and Systemic Obstacles: Meet Dr. Tina Opie
- GlobalMindEd.org: Senior Economist and Dean Dedicates Herself to Reversing Systemic Racism in Home Ownership: Meet Dr. Vanessa Perry
- GlobalMindEd.org: From Biloxi, MS to MIS PhD at University of Texas, El Paso: Meet Dr. Laura Trevino, Who Refused to Underestimate Her Ability to Succeed!
- GlobalMindEd.org: Motivated By Setbacks, Math Student Turned Industrious Teen Mini-Accountant Becomes CPA, PhD and Unstoppable Inspiration for Students She Teaches: Meet Dr. Porschia Nksana
- GlobalMindEd.org: Grandmother was Inspiration for this First Gen Black Leader to Graduate from U of MI, Work for Deloitte and then Earn PhD: Meet Baruch College Professor, Dr. Paquita Davis-Friday
- GlobalMindEd.org: From Chicago Hood to Track Star to 25 Countries and 6 Continents, Meet Global Educator and PhD, Dr. Ian Williamson
- GlobalMindEd.org: First Gen Rural Mississippi Grad Earns Degree in Engineering, MBA, and Becomes PhD in Business Finance: Meet Dr. Phyllis Keys, Morgan State University
- GlobalMindEd.org: First Gen Grad/PhD is Stubbornly Determined to Achieve Her Dreams and Leave a Legacy, Meet Dr. Belinda Shipps
- GlobalMindEd.org: African American PhD in Accounting/MIS Reveals Millions Stolen in Her Courageous Corporate Whistle-Blowing Documentary: Meet Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope from DePaul University
- GlobalMindEd: Black NSF Funded STEM Leader Creates Magic Outside the Box: Meet Dr. Adriane Randolph, Executive Director of the BrainLab and IS Faculty at Kennesaw State University
- GlobalMindEd: Daughter of High School Dropout Becomes Business Success, PhD and Unlikely AchieveHER to Opens Doors for Others: Meet Dr. Lakisha Simmons, Belmont University
- GlobalMindEd: From Dad in Prison to PhD, This STEM Leader Thrives on Challenges Where Few Blacks Have Gone Before: Dr. Antoinette Smith, Professor of Accounting, Florida International University
- GlobalMindEd: Celebrate Black History Month with Those Making Black History: Meet Dr. Nicole Thorne Jenkins, Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at University of Virginia
- GlobalMindEd.org: Double First Gen to College Grad Becomes Dean at University of California San Diego, Dr. Lisa Ordóñez
- GlobalMindEd.org: From Baruch to U of Chicago MBA to Stanford PhD to KPMG Endowed Chair at UT Austin: Diversity Drives Dr. Michael Clement
- GlobalMindEd.org: Dr. Miles Davis is a First Gen Success in Business, then Academics, and Now College President
- GlobalMindEd.org: Cuban Immigrant Becomes PhD in Electrical Engineering and College President of Marymount University
- GlobalMindEd.org: First Gen, Native American, Marine Corps Reconman and Inclusive Leader, Master’s in Public Health and PhD in Business: Meet Dr. Joseph Gladstone
- GlobalMindEd.org: From Trail of Tears to Transforming Talent in Business and Academia: Choctaw Leader, Dr. Clinton Purtell
- GlobalMindEd.org: First Gen to College Doesn’t Take No for and Answer and Leverages His Network to Become Higher Ed Professor and Assistant Dean
- GlobalMindEd.org: Inclusive Leader of 58 1/2 years at KPMG: Bernard J. Milano
- 25 Years and Counting: Like A Brother
- 25 Years and Counting: Bi-Coastal, Bi-Mentored: A Doctoral Student’s Journey
- 25 Years and Counting: Building A Village
- 25 Years and Counting: Mentors For Every Step
- 25 Years and Counting: Fulfilling a Legacy
- 25 Years and Counting: The Mentorship Chain
- 25 Years of Impact: The Recap
- Countdown to 25 Years: Connecting Talent to Employers
- Countdown to 25 Years: Honoring Bernie Milano
- Countdown to 25 Years: Serving the Military
- Countdown to 25 Years: Hispanics at the Top (Hispanic Heritage Month)
- Countdown to 25 Years: Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
- Countdown to 25 Years: Influencing Undergraduates of All Backgrounds
- Countdown to 25 Years: Save the Date
- Countdown to 25 Years: Enhancing Research
- Countwon to 25 Years: Enhancing Classroom Teaching
- Countdown to 25 Years: Health Care Impact
- Countdown to 25 Years: Beyond Academe: Publicly Engaged Scholarship
- Countdown to 25 Years: Connecting with K-12 Students
- Countdown to 25 Years: Thought Leadership
- Countdown to 25 Years: Serving Communities
- Countdown to 25 Years: Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Higher Education
- Countdown to 25 Years: Role Models for High School Students
- Countdown to 25 Years: A Model to Replicate
- Countdown to 25 Years: Serving & Contributing to HBCU’s
- Countdown to 25 Years: Advancing to Leadership, Part 2
- Countdown to 25 Years: Multiplying Impact by Advancing to Leadership
- Countdown to 25 Years: Broadening the Impact of Business Education
- Countdown to 25 Years: Mentoring Undergraduates
- Countdown to 25 Years: Role Models & Influencers
- Changing the Landscape – Countdown to 25 Years
- Winter 2019 Newsletter
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- Winter 2017 Newsletter
- Conference 2016 Newsletter
- Summer 2016 Newsletter
- Spring 2016 Newsletter
- Winter 2016 Newsletter
- Spring 2015 Newsletter
- Winter 2015 Newsletter
- Conference 2014 Newsletter
- Fall 2014 Newsletter
- Spring 2014 Newsletter
- Transform Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Guided Journey Toward Living Your Dream Life By Arthur L. Wharton III
- Creativities: The What, How, Where, Who and Why of the Creative Process By dt ogilvie
- “From Ivory Tower to Glass House: Strategies for Academic Leaders During Turbulent Times.” By Dr. Andy Policano
- When I Grow Up I Want To Be… An Accountant a children’s book by Dr. Adrian Mayse, PhD Project Accounting Professor at Howard University