Student-Run Support Organizations for Underrepresented Graduate Students

Goals, Creation, Implementation, and Assessment

Bibliographic Data

ID11260304
AuthorsRafael Granados (0000-0001-6877-1459, corresponding author), Julianna M Lopez
Year1999
Volume74
Issue2
Pages135-149
Publication date1999-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1207/s15327930pje7402_11
OpenAlexW1991813985
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

Despite the trend toward increased enrollment of minority graduate students in universities, low retention and graduation rates continue to be a problem. Many universities operate at status quo, without making efforts to accommodate to the needs of minority students to help them continue their studies and finish graduate degrees. Rather than making an effort to help students become part of the culture, these universities expect the student to change to fit the institutional academic environment. This article describes the development, implementation, and assessment of the Graduate Mentorship Program (GMP) in the School of Education at the University of California-Berkeley, which addresses this critical issue and provides a support system for students who come from varied backgrounds. In the article, we discuss the unique structure of the organization and the principles and implementation mechanisms by which GMP functions. Finally, we provide an assessment of the program and the challenges it has faced throughout its life span

Graduate students · Graduation (instrument · Higher education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Mentorship · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Status quo · Underrepresented Minority · Engineering · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology

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