Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion

Typical physics Ph.D. admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion

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Researchers are urging universities across the United States to find a new way to identify the next generation of scientists. A new study discovered that traditional admissions metrics for physics Ph.D. programs such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) do not predict completion and hurt the growth of diversity in physics, which is already the least diverse of the sciences.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01705-x?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=38b9844540-briefing-dy-20200609&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-38b9844540-43912497

Authors: Nidhi Subbaraman

Keyworkds: Diversity, GRE, barriers, inclusion equity, representation, standardized test

Date Published: June 2020