Inventory of the Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records,
1987-1994
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers.
Title
Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records, 1987-1994
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
1000 Items
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.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form 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.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Program on Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
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.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note
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.
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Collection Overview
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.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
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Detailed Description of Collection
Container List
1 Box
Box 1
Annual Reports,
1990
Hampton University
Morehouse College: Mid-year and Annual Report
Spelman College: Mid-year and Annual Report
Tuskegee University: Mid-year and Annual Report
Xavier University: Mid-year and Annual Report
1991
Hampton University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
Tuskegee University
Xavier University
1992
Dillard University
Hampton University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
Tuskegee University
Xavier University
1993
Dillard University
Hampton University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
Tuskegee University
Xavier University
Final Financial Reports from Schools (includes 1994 Year end reports], 1994 (2 folders)
Final Evaluations, 1994?
Final and Annual Reports from the PMAC Director, 1992-1994
Baldwin-Fleishman Correspondence, 1989
Brodie-Kreidler Correspondence -- Offers and Counter-offers, 1988-1989
Budget Information for Dana Foundation, 1990-1992
Commonwealth Annual Report, 1992
Dana Foundation Program, 1990
Early Dana Foundation Information (historical), 1988-1989
Evaluation/Reporting--General Information, 1987-1989
News articles, 1990-1993
News clippings, 1992-1994
PMAC Winter Conference Programs, 1992-1994
Press Releases from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1989-1990
Press Releases: Dana Foundation, National and North Carolina, 1989
Programming on preparing Minorities for Academic Careers
Proposal to the Hearst Foundation--Financial Data, 1992-1993
Proposal for U.S. Dept. of Education [McNair Fellow], 1991
Xavier University--Proposal to Dana Foundation; Award Information, 1988-1990
Xavier University--Financial Aid guidelines, 1990
Year End Financial Statements, 1989-1993
