Alumni Resources & Programs

The PhD Project is committed to providing our alumni with opportunities to stay involved with our organization by sharing their successes and their aspirations.

Project AHEAD:  Achieving Higher Education Administration Diversity

With fewer than 20 African-American, Hispanic American and Native American Deans at majority  business schools in the U.S., the need for administrative diversity has become increasingly evident. Project AHEAD encourages tenured minority faculty to explore positions in administration. Following The PhD Project model, this program  offers resources and support by hosting webinars and providing mentors to help members on this path.

Understanding the Search Process

Seasoned PhD Project faculty joined current Deans and representatives from leading search firms to explore this path at our AHEAD session held during The PhD Project 2012 Annual Conference in Chicago. View a video from this event to learn more.

Click Here to Join Project AHEAD on LinkedIn

Aspiring Leaders Program – partnering with AACSB International

The PhD Project is proud to host the Aspiring Leaders Program with AACSB. Held each July for tenured PhD Project faculty, this program addresses all leadership roles from department chairs through provost and is facilitated by our friend, and Dean Emeritus, Dr. Andy Policano. For more information on this exciting program, contact Marie Zara at mzara@kpmg.com.

Additional Resources

AACSB Administrator Resource Center
http://www.aacsb.edu/knowledge

AACSB Lessons for Aspiring Deans and Department Chairs Seminars
http://www.aacsb.edu/seminars

ACE Leadership Programs
http://www.acenet.edu/leadership/Pages/default.aspx

Accounting Programs Leadership Group
http://aaahq.org/aplg/index.htm

The PhD Project Faculty Alumni Associations

Held each summer in conjunction with our Doctoral Student Association conferences (click here for schedule), these events bring together PhD Project faculty allowing them to stay connected with other faculty and current doctoral students, furthering opportunities for research and mentorship. The conferences consist of sessions to help faculty advance their careers, as well as explore the path to administration.

Management Faculty of Color

Created in 2001, the goal of the Management Faculty of Color Association (MFCA) is to promote and support the professional development of African-American, Hispanic American, and Native American business management faculty.  To learn more click here.

Marketing Ethnic Faculty Association

Founded in 2007, the Marketing Ethnic Faculty Association (MEFA) was established to promote the professional development of under- represented ethnic faculty in the fields of marketing and related business disciplines. We provide supportive networks of individuals interested in advancing the field of marketing through scholarship, teaching, and other professional interests.  To learn more click here.

Strategies for Teaching Success – partnering with Bentley University

In July 2015, Bentley University piloted a program for PhD Project faculty to address teaching skills. This has become an annual event, held each June for new and emerging faculty.

For more information on these programs, please contact Myrna Varner at myrnavarner@kpmg.com.