Eight doctoral candidates and two postdocs were inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes scholarly achievement and promotes diversity in doctoral education.
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Four Cornell doctoral candidates and one doctoral alumnus have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes d
Society selects students for their outstanding scholarly achievement and commitment to advocacy and to fostering diversity By Saralyn Cruickshank / Published May 14, 2021
Five Johns Hopkins graduate students have been selected to join the university s chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.
The Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, foster collegial and inclusive environments, and serve as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in higher education. The society is named for Edward Alexander Bouchet, who in 1876 became the first African American to receive a doctoral degree in the United States.
Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
April 12, 2021
Five Cornell doctoral candidates have been selected for induction into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Its network of scholars exemplifies academic and personal excellence, character, service and advocacy for students who traditionally have been underrepresented in the academy.
The scholars were inducted at the annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education held virtually April 8-9 by Yale University. During the two-day program, all five of the inductees and Graduate School Dean’s Scholars Olumayowa (Bam) Willoughby, a doctoral candidate in Africana studies, and Carolina Gil, a doctoral student in development sociology, gave poster and oral presentations.