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Building Bridges to Diversity: The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program

Vanderbilt Fisk
Type: Article
Author(s): Keivan G. Stassun, Arnold Burger, David Ernst, Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, and Donna Webb
Published: Program Poster
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Program Poster: Building Bridges to Diversity: The Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program: A joint program in astronomy, physics, materials science, and biology.

By completing a Masters degree at Fisk under the guidance of caring faculty mentors, students develop the strong academic foundation, research skills, and one-on-one mentoring relationships that will foster a successful transition to the PhD at Vanderbilt. The program is flexible and individualized to the goals and needs of each student. Courses are selected to address gaps in undergraduate preparation, and research experiences are provided that allow students to develop— and to demonstrate—their full scientific talent and potential.