https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/2022 Articles, news, products, blogs and videos covering the Awards/Honors > Graduate Scholars > 2022 market. en-us https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289404/an-outsidethebox-thinker https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289404/an-outsidethebox-thinker When Nathaniel Hudson was growing up in the early days of the computer, he enjoyed tinkering with technology and playing video games for hours. But he didn’t know computer science could be a career for him until he took a high school class on web design. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:49:54 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289403/representation-matters https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289403/representation-matters When Matthew Culberson realized as an undergraduate at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) that he wanted to be a chemistry professor, he immediately scoured the college’s website to find a Black chemistry professor. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:45:14 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289563/marching-to-a-healthier-tune https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289563/marching-to-a-healthier-tune As a Mexican-American woman pursuing a doctorate, Nancy Uriegas often reminds herself that she does, in fact, belong in academia. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:46:27 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289564/committed-to-giving-back https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289564/committed-to-giving-back Melissa Wheeler was propelled toward her doctorate by a professor once telling her that “statistically, you are not supposed to be here,” so she pursued not only a master’s degree in counseling psychology but is now a fourth-year doctoral candidate. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:46:04 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289416/a-difference-maker https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289416/a-difference-maker For Bryan Jenkins, pursuing his doctorate was about broadening his horizons. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting and his master’s degree in health administration Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:48:01 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289593/an-inquiring-mind https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289593/an-inquiring-mind In her Ph.D. research, Rhondene Wint combines wet lab experimentation with computational methods. She points out that her current research investigates the genetic basis of neurogenesis. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:45:42 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289562/working-toward-equitable-higher-education https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289562/working-toward-equitable-higher-education Quatez Bernard Scott has been working in higher education for almost a decade, mostly in multicultural and student affairs. His current position is intercultural specialist at the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center at Wright State University. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:00:41 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289559/a-scholar-for-our-time https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289559/a-scholar-for-our-time Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico, Luis Miguel Mestre’s educational trajectory was changed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:47:18 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289474/a-change-agent https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289474/a-change-agent Angie Le’s hunger for knowledge has led her across the globe, from Vietnam to South Korea, and finally to Florida International University (FIU), where she expects to receive her Ph.D. in public affairs in summer 2022. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:49:41 -0500 Awards/Honors / Rising Graduate Scholars https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289594/studying-race-and-place https://www.diverseeducation.com/awards-honors/graduate-scholars/article/15289594/studying-race-and-place Pamela Zabala has used her experiences as an undergraduate at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, to inform her research and scholarship as she pursues her Ph.D. in sociology at Duke University. 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