Inclusive Excellence
Division/School Actions

Improve Underrepresented Graduate Student Retention

Establish baseline data on the retention of graduate students from underrepresented populations, and leverage this data to develop outreach solutions.

Implementation Strategies and Actions

• Create and maintain dashboard on MS and PHD retention, including underrepresented and/or marginalized identities
  Pre-Launch

  Start Date

  End Date

  Current Status

  Pre-Launch

  Measures of Success

  • See a 10% increase in the rate of retention of MS or PHD students with underrepresented and marginalized identities
• Create exit survey for graduate students who leave WPI, collecting demographic data (allowing students to self-identify) as well as the reason students are leaving the institution
  Pre-Launch

  Start Date

  End Date

  Current Status

  Pre-Launch

  Measures of Success

  • See a 10% increase in the rate of retention of MS or PHD students with underrepresented and marginalized identities
• Develop peer-to-peer mentorship programs to foster a sense of belonging, community, and transformative learning among graduate students. Graduate Studies has been awarded a planning grant from the VPR's office to collect data on student support gaps for underrepresented graduate students and is beginning to gather data.
  Launched

  Start Date

  End Date

  Current Status

  Launched

  Measures of Success

  • See a 10% increase in the rate of retention of MS or PHD students with underrepresented and marginalized identities