The PhD Project is Changing the Face of Academia How a special group of university administrators are inspiring a new generation of leaders
BriefingWire.com, 1/19/2021 - CHICAGO (January 19, 2021) â In 2017, Oregonâs Linfield University hired its first-ever Black president in the schoolâs 162-year history. A second-generation Cuban scholar serves as associate vice president for the University of Tennessee System, which boasts several campuses across the state and a $1 billion budget. And, at the University of Virginia, the McIntire School of Commerce is in the good hands of a Black female dean â the first in more than 25 years. While their high-profile administrative positions vary widely, one thing they have in common is The PhD Project, which they all credit to their ascension in academia.