Diversifying economics through mentorship and financial support. 🚨 The Research in Color Foundation is pausing programming for the 2024-2025 academic year!
🎊 Day 1 of the RIC mentorship program 2023!!🎊Mentors and mentees gathered today to discuss goals and begin the journey that will bring their ideas to life. The energy was palpable as the conversations began and ideas started to flow. The future is bright!
#PaintTheProfession
🚨 All present and past Research in Color Mentees applying to a PhD program in economics @Stanford, please be aware that Stanford is waiving application fees for RIC mentees! Good luck this round! 🥳 #PaintTheProfession#Mentorship#EconTwitter
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Today's the day! Applications open for the 2024-25 PhDEI post-bac/predoc fellowship in economics, mentored by @PeterBlairHenry. Funded by @HooverInst@SloanFoundation, our fellows work alongside the research fellows of @StanfordGSB. https://t.co/you1jvDKWX JOIN US!
As someone starting a PhD later in life, I love this advice uncovering the hidden curriculum. I’m forever thankful to the mentors through @researchincolor for enabling me cross the gates a decade after the Undergrad me fell in love with research. 1mo in, loving it.
Dr. Sarah Jacobson is a Professor of Economics at @WilliamsCollege.
Oladipupo Sodiq Abiodun is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Applied Economics at @WesternMichU.
Dr. Mark McGovern is an Assistant Professor at @RutgersU in New Jersey.
Maryan El-Hage is currently completing a pre-doctoral program at @StanfordGSB as a PhD Excellence Initiative fellow.
Chris Barrett is an agricultural and development economist at @Cornell.
Barbara Nyarkoa Okai is a second-year student at @msstate where she is studying for a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics.
Dr. Elaine Hill is an Associate Professor of Health Economics at the @UofR and a Faculty Research Fellow at @nberpubs.
Nicolas Dominguez is a graduate student at @nyuniversity, where he is pursuing a Master of Arts in Economics.
Dr. Gabriel Englander is an Economist in the Sustainability and Infrastructure team of the @wb_research.
Tonanziht Aguas is a fourth-year undergraduate student at @Rutgers_Newark, double majoring in Economics and Political Science with a minor in History.
Dr. Mina Kim is an Economist at the @StateDept. Previously, she was a Research Economist at the @BLS_gov.
Jasmin Higo is a German Master of Public Administration student at @Cornell where she specializes in Economic and Financial Policy.
Dr. Guanyi Yang is an Assistant Professor at the Economics and Business department at @ColoradoCollege.
Quynh Nguyen graduated from @haverfordedu in 2021 where she studied economics.
Dr. Prachi Jain is an Assistant Professor of Economics at @LoyolaMarymount.
Fatoumata Bintou Rassoul KA currently works as a socio-economic studies officer in a program that aims to improve the living conditions of rural populations in Senegal.
Dr. Oyakhi Ibhagui is a strategist at the @IFC_org working in the area of fixed income, derivatives, and cross-asset strategies.
Michael Ameyaw Somuah is a graduate from @UnivofGh interested in development, environmental and natural resources economics. #PaintTheProfession
Today we had our mid-program check-in with our current mentees!
They all shared wonderful updates about their experiences in the program and we are excited to see how their independent research project turn out!
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Orgs like @researchincolor play a critical role in the PhD pipeline and (successfully) work to level the playing field. To illustrate: I attribute 2/3 letters of rec and current position to RIC. It's reasonable to say they had a significant effect on my life. Please support them!