The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge program: A model for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in the physical sciences through effective partnerships with minority-serving institutions

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Stassun, Keivan Guadalupe ^a   Burger, Arnold ^b   Lange, Sheila Edwards ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOLISTIC APPROACH; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; STUDENT;

EID: 77957970964     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1.3559648     Document Type: Article

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