Dec 2017
Preliminary results from ISU. More data will be added when other universities complete their survey:
- Of the Ph.D. students who started their degrees interested in a faculty careers
- 27% of underrepresented Minorities (URM) are no longer interested in being faculty
- 29% of whites + Asian or Asian Americans (WAA) are no longer interested in being faculty
- Reasons for Change
- Quality of life was the strongest reason for change in both groups
- Secondary reasons:
- URM:
- Income or advancement opportunities
- Change in professional interests
- Family, health or other personal considerations
- WAA:
- Change in career or professional interests
- Family, health, or other personal considerations
- Income or advancement opportunities
- URM:
- Ph.D. students were asked what they most value in a career and the likelihood that a faculty position would help them reach those values. The areas that had the largest disconnect between values and likelihood, in order
- URM
- Time for leisure, family, and my interests
- Diversity within the community where I would live
- Cooperative work environment
- An inclusive climate where diversity is values
- Rewarding salary level
- WAA
- Time for leisure, family, and my interests
- Rewarding salary level
- Cooperative work environment
- An inclusive climate where diversity is values
- Autonomy of work
- We looked to for problems with advisor interactions w/students who had changed career interests away from a faculty career. These were the largest needs __not__ being met as reported by students
- URM
- Reviews my work before meeting with me
- Refers me to appropriate resources or services if I am having academic or personal issues
- Encourages me to partner with others in my research group
- WAA
- Helps me develop goals
- Sets clear expectations regarding my work
- Is prepared to provide the necessary guidance on my work
- Of the Ph.D. students who reported a negative experience during their graduate career based on their personal characteristics
- 25% of URM changed career interests away from a faculty career
- 41% of WAA changed career interests away from a faculty career