The Ph.D. program at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy trains future scholars and professionals on conducting original research on philanthropy and related topics. During their first two years, students take courses on campus to prepare for their qualifying exams and to begin formulating their dissertation and future research goals. Students in Dr. Laurie Paarlberg’s… Read more »
By Dana R.H. Doan and Tiara Dungy Since November 2017, two first-year doctoral students (that’s us!) began working on a small project to explore bias with IUPUI staff, faculty, and students. Our objective was to raise awareness about implicit bias and, ideally, facilitate action that could help IUPUI with its goal to enhance diversity… Read more »
First-year Ph.D. candidates Dana Doan and Tiara Dungy have spent much of their adult lives in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Both have thought about and engaged with diversity and privilege and they have experienced those ideas. Studying in Indiana at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy has also provided opportunities for them to continue… Read more »