Broadening the Pathway for Graduate Studies in Political Science

Tormos-Aponte, Fernando; Vélez-Serrano, Mayra

doi:10.1017/s1049096519001070

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“…The Data Lab is one of many models that seek to resolve the demographic imbalance within political science at large (e.g., Adida et al 2020; Barnes and Beaulieu 2017; Tormos-Aponte and Velez-Serrano 2020). We hope other institutions see potential in this model and adopt it, or a variation of it, to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within political science and quantitative social sciences more broadly.…”

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“…Due to limited funding in 2020, we recruited at geographically proximate institutions but expanded to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) through the MIGAP program (Tormos- Aponte and Velez-Serrano 2020). In 2020, the Data Lab hosted 13 students from Texas A&M, 7 students from UPR, and 5 from nearby universities.…”

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“…External institutional partnerships—in our case, with APSA’s Minority Graduate Placement Program (MIGAP)—are crucial for developing diversity pipelines (Mealy 2015). MIGAP, created by Tormos-Aponte and Velez-Serrano (2020), responds to the hurdles facing Latinx students as they pursue graduate studies. The program works with students at the University of Puerto Rico to support and fund the graduate-school application process.…”

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“…We support the institutional goals of MIGAP by acknowledging the resource inequalities that exist, particularly between the University of Puerto Rico and more abundantly sourced institutions. Cutting or eliminating costs (including hidden costs such as time) to underresourced students is critical to encouraging their participation in STEM opportunities (Tormos-Aponte and Velez-Serrano 2020). With internal grant support, we are able to pay our TAs and provide financial assistance to participants to cover the costs of their travel and meals.…”

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“…In a survey of political science undergraduates from the University of Puerto Rico, students reported that a lack of mentorship opportunities was a barrier to pursuing graduate studies (Tormos-Aponte and Velez-Serrano 2020). 4 Mentoring, specifically group mentoring, can foster “relational learning, feedback, and support” (Williams et al 2019).…”

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Broadening the PhD Pipeline: A Summer Research Program for HBCU Students

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This article introduces, describes, and evaluates a program designed to broaden the PhD pipeline in political science to achieve greater equity and inclusion. In its fifth year, the program brings undergraduate students from two Historically Black Colleges and Universities to an R-1 political science PhD department for a seven-week summer program, in which they are paired with a faculty mentor to conduct research for, prepare, and present an original research project. Additionally, participants attend methods classes, GRE preparatory workshops, subfield presentations from graduate students and faculty in the host department, and social events. We describe key lessons drawn from our experience in piloting this program. We evaluate its success using data about the composition of the host institution’s PhD program and exit surveys conducted with all participants from 2016 to 2018.

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Reflections on an Institutional Journey Toward Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Political Science

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As the political and social challenges facing the world multiply, the discipline of political science requires better tools and creative approaches advanced by a more diverse set of researchers. Yet the discipline has struggled to recruit and admit to graduate programs, and retain as faculty, women and underrepresented minorities. Many individual faculty, departments, and universities have developed innovative programs and sought to create structural changes to address these gaps. This article presents the approach taken by the Department of Government at Georgetown University: launching a week-long Political Science Predoctoral Summer Institute in 2022. We describe the Institute’s contours and structure, provide preliminary data on outcomes, and conclude by offering three ideas for expanding and advancing these types of initiatives across the discipline.

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Broadening the Pathway for Graduate Studies in Political Science

Cited by 5 publications

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Building Infrastructure to Enhance Diversity in Political Methodology

Building Infrastructure to Enhance Diversity in Political Methodology

Broadening the PhD Pipeline: A Summer Research Program for HBCU Students

Reflections on an Institutional Journey Toward Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Political Science

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