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Doctoral scholars:  Jordan Hines (left) and Tina Naik are Ph.D. students in William & Mary’s Department of Applied Science. The two are awardees in the Southern Regional Education Board’s Doctoral Scholars Program, an initiative to help minority scholars attain terminal degrees.  File photo by Stephen Salpukas Photo - of - by Joseph McClain |  May 6, 2021 Two Ph.D. students in William & Mary’s Department of Applied Science are recipients of Doctoral Scholars Program F...

Subject: Race on Campus: Why Faculty Diversity Remains Largely a Zero-Sum Game Welcome to Race on Campus. Between 2010 and 2019, the share of Black recipients of doctorates increased less than one percentage point, according to the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates. That's bad news for colleges that want to diversify their faculty. Until the number of minority doctoral recipients increases, those efforts will mostly fall flat. Vimal Patel explains why. If you have ideas, comments, or questions about this newsletter, write me: fernanda@chronicle.com. Doctorate recipients are still major...