Building A Support Network for Underrepresented Scholars
June 8, 2019
Former Duke UCEM intern Caroline Amoroso looks back on the year she spent helping to launch a new program to recruit and support Ph.D. students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Duke UCEM Fall 2018 Updates
January 31, 2019
A look at some of the activities and programs organized by the Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring in fall 2018, when it welcomed its first cohort of Sloan Scholars.
UCEM Collaborator Johnna Frierson Named NRMN Mentor of the Month
January 31, 2019
Johnna Frierson, Ph.D., a member of the UCEM advisory committee, has been recognized as Mentor of the Month by the National Research Mentoring Network.
Director of UNCF/Mellon Programs speaks at Duke about recruiting students from HBCUs
November 28, 2018
The Duke UCEM hosted Cynthia Spence for two conversations with Duke faculty, during which she debunked myths about HBCUs and shared strategies for recruiting prospective graduate students from those schools.
Mentoring Matinée tackles common issues in STEM graduate student advising
September 28, 2018
The workshop was part of the UCEM’s efforts to help students from underrepresented minorities more fully integrate into the Duke community, as well as make the Duke community more inclusive and supportive of those students.
Duke UCEM welcomes inaugural cohort of Sloan Scholars
July 9, 2018
The Duke University Center of Exemplary Mentoring welcomed its inaugural cohort of Sloan Scholars to campus on July 9. The Scholars are participating in the Early Start Research Immersion Program, a five-week program that helps them get a head start on integrating into their departments and the Duke community.
Mentoring workshop uses fictional skits to tackle real-life issues for faculty, students
March 28, 2018
The Duke UCEM cosponsored a mentoring workshop that used interactive theater to explore ways to improve the Ph.D. adviser-advisee relationship in STEM disciplines.
UCEM launch in the news
January 18, 2018
The Duke Chronicle, the university’s student newspaper, wrote about the launch of the UCEM.
Duke receives $1 million grant to increase underrepresented Ph.D. graduates in STEM
January 3, 2018
The grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will support the creation of a Sloan University Center of Exemplary Mentoring at Duke and efforts to recruit 30 Sloan Scholars over three years.
The Duke UCEM is made possible by the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Duke University.
UCEM Hosts UNCF/Mellon Programs Director
Cynthia Spence spoke to Duke faculty in November 2018 about strategies for recruiting prospective graduate students from HBCUs.
Mentoring Matinée Explores STEM Ph.D. Advising
The Duke UCEM cosponsored an interactive-theater workshop in September 2018 that tackled common issues in the STEM Ph.D. mentor-mentee relationship.