Study Finds That Minority Professors Are Having a Positive Impact in Helping Black and White Students With Career Decisions

A survey conducted for the PhD Project, a nonprofit organization seeking to increase the number of black and minority faculty in the nation’s business schools, has found that students at colleges and graduate schools are benefiting from their associations with minority faculty members. The survey included 679 students who had at least one black, Hispanic, or American Indian professor. Among the minority students who responded to the survey, 83 percent said that their minority professor had helped them make important decisions on their career path or internship opportunities.

Among white students who had at least one minority professor, nearly 70 percent said that their minority professor had been helpful in guiding them on their future employment.

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