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EDITORS' NOTES 1 Karri A. Holley, Joretta Joseph 1. Increasing the Visibility of Women of Color in Academic Science and Engineering: Professional Society Data 7 Lisa M. Frehill, Rachel Ivie Professional societies collect a wealth of data on underrepresented scholars in specific disciplines that can be used to understand minority experiences throughout different stages of academia. 2. From Graduate School to the STEM Workforce: An Entropic Approach to Career Identity Development for STEM Women of Color 23 Kelly Mack, Claudia Rankins, Kamilah Woodson Career development programs for graduate students should acknowledge the multiple and often conflicting demands placed on underrepresented scholars. 3. Motivating Latina Doctoral Students in STEM Disciplines 35 Elsa C. Ruiz Latina students who enter higher education and aspire to graduate degrees encounter numerous obstacles along the academic pipeline that ultimately shape their graduate school perspectives. 4. The Challenges of First-Generation Doctoral Students 43 Susan K. Gardner Students who are the first in their families to graduate from college have significant challenges and yet comprise a significant percentage of the number of awarded doctorates in the United States. 5. Family-Friendly Policies for Doctoral Students 55 Jaime Lester Doctoral students can face unique obstacles in terms of balancing the demands of a graduate program with personal obligations. 6. The Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Doctoral Students 67 Joretta Joseph Historically Black colleges and universities have long served as an important source for minority undergraduates who later go on to receive a doctoral degree. 7. The Experiences of Minority Doctoral Students at Elite Research Institutions 77 Eva Graham Minority doctoral students at elite and highly competitive private research universities encounter distinctive challenges that can impact persistence, time to degree, and professional outcomes. 8. Contributions of Foreign-Born Faculty to Doctoral Education and Research 89 Ketevan Mamiseishvili Foreign-born faculty play an important role in American doctoral education, contributing to the processes of internationalization and global collaboration. 9. How Diversity Influences Knowledge, Identity, and Doctoral Education 99 Karri A. Holley Diversity contributes to the development of an academic identity as well as the production of knowledge, both essential components of doctoral education. INDEX 107
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Diversity is defined as those numerous elements of difference between groups of people that play significant roles in social institutions, including (but not limited to) race and ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, and culture.
