Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

New! AGEP Program Officer at NSF
Dr. William Eckberg, Professor Emeritus of Biology from Howard University, has been named as the new program officer for AGEP at the National Science Foundation. To read a bio of Dr. Eckberg on Facebook:
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What is AGEP?
The Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) seeks to join together universities and colleges in the common mission of increasing the number of underrepresented minority students earning PhDs and positioning minority students to become leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Each AGEP alliance employs creative administrative strategies, develops infrastructure, and engages in substantive partnerships with nondoctoral-granting institutions (many minority-serving institutions) to enhance recruitment, retention, and advancement.

» Examples of AGEP Success Stories

STUDENT Profile:

Lakeisha Taite
Rice University
Lakeshia’s research primarily focuses on the uses of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide (NO) has several biological functions that make it a candidate therapeutic for a... Read More or View other student profiles.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP Profile:

Gail Smith
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center
Gail Smith, currently serving as acting assistant provost at The Graduate Center of New York, is the principal investigator and program director of the NSF/CUNY... Read More or View other leadership profiles.