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Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records, 1987-1994

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Summary

Creator:
Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers
Abstract:
The Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers was launched in 1989 with a grant from the Charles A. Dana Foundation to Duke University and five historically black colleges and universities: Spelman College, Xavier University, Morehouse College, Hampton University, and Tuskegee University. The program's purpose was to increase the number of minority undergraduate students preparing for careers as college and university professors.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
1000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.26.03.0018
University Archives Record Group:
26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments
03 -- University-wide Interdisciplinary programs

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains material pertaining to the program's operations and activities at Duke University as well as at the historically black colleges and universities that participated. Present are reports, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and financial records documenting the various facets of the five year effort to educate minority undergraduate students in preparation for careers in college teaching and research. Throughout the records attention is paid to the impact of the program, primarily measured by the students' post-graduate activities. Correspondence and proposals originating from Duke and the Dana Foundation, as well as press releases and clippings provide summary information on the creation and activities of the program.

Student identifiable information is present throughout the majority of the collection and is restricted under FERPA. However, researchers may access the material for use in research as long they agree not to release personally identifiable student information without the prior written consent of the student, and to destroy all student-identifying information at the completion of their research.

Biographical / Historical:

The Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers (PMAC) was launched in 1989 with a grant from the Charles A. Dana Foundation to Duke University and five historically black colleges and universities: Spelman College, Xavier University, Morehouse College, Hampton University, and Tuskegee University. The program's purpose was to increase the number of minority undergraduate students preparing for careers as college and university professors. The primary components of the program included student participation in teaching and research, which was supervised by faculty mentors at each college, and summer research terms as well as conferences held at Duke University.

Through an additional grant from the Hearst Foundation, Dillard University joined the program in 1991. The program also received funding from the Commonwealth Fund.

Robert Wright was the first director of the program and he was succeeded by Scotty Elliott in 1991. Both directors were located at Duke University. Funding for the program ended in 1994.

Acquisition Information:
The Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1994.
Processing information:

Processed by Sherrie Bowser, July 2008

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, July 2008

Accession A94-72 is described in this finding aid.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Subjects:
African American universities and colleges
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States
Minorities -- Vocational guidance -- United States
Names:
Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers
Charles A. Dana Foundation

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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

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[Identification of item], Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records, 1987-1994
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Collection ID UA.26.03.0018
EAD ID uapmac
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Total components 48
Last indexed 2023-09-06

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