How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students

By Shaun M. Dougherty, Associate Professor of Public Policy & Education, Vanderbilt University
Walter G. Ecton, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

When a doctoral program in education introduced a comprehensive funding package that covered tuition, it led to an increase in the number of applicants. The increase in the share of Black applicants and enrollees was particularly notable.

That’s according to a new study published in AERA…

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