Diversity & Recruitment Resources
The Graduate School and the Center for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education (CIE) are committed to increasing the number of underrepresented students in graduate education, and foster their successful transition to graduate school, support them through degree completion and post-graduate plans.
In an effort to increase the number of underrepresented students, we have established initiatives, including partnering with others around the country, to provide students with broader opportunities. Below is a brief description of those initiatives.
McNair Scholars Directory
The McNair Scholars Directory (MSD) is designed to provide graduate schools with access to McNair Scholars who have expressed an interest in pursuing graduate school. Directory records contain information on recent graduates, seniors, and rising seniors.
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National Name Exchange
Founded in 1976, the National Name Exchange (NNE) is a consortium of fifty-five nationally-known universities which annually collect and exchange the names of their talented but underrepresented ethnic minority students who are in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of their undergraduate education.
The purpose of the Exchange is to ensure that participating universities continue to identify a pool of qualified students who could be recruited to the graduate programs at these institutions.
More NNE InformationThe National GEM Consortium
The mission of The National GEM Consortium is to enhance the value of the nation’s human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups (African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans) at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science.
More GEM InformationRecruitment Toolkit
Recruiting students can be a complicated, time consuming, and even overwhelming process that takes a great amount of attention, organization, and preparation. CIE is curating a webpage with information to help MU graduate programs in developing their recruitment strategies.
More InformationRequest Recruitment Materials
For those affiliated with MU and interested in requesting recruitment materials to promote MU’s graduate education at MU or at conferences, graduate fairs, or individual visits, please fill out the form by following the link in the button below.
Request Recruitment Materials