The Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs partners with faculty, staff, and community members throughout the University to help underrepresented graduate students and undergraduate students seeking pathways to obtaining a Ph.D.
University Partners
University Health Services
University Health Services provides convenient, confidential, and compassionate care for routine illnesses, and pre-existing conditions.
Restorative Justice Initiative
A community committed to empowering and supporting system-impacted, currently and formerly incarcerated individuals through education and meaningful civic engagement.
Paul Robeson Cultural Center
Provides programs and support services to encourage and cultivate the appreciation and celebration of the diverse perspectives, experiences, and cultures of many under-represented communities at Penn State.
Multicultural Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA)
Student organization that fosters the recruitment and retention of underrepresented graduate students in all STEM fields across the Penn State University Park campus.
Gender Equity Center
Educates the campus community about gender equity issues and sexual violence issues, and supports students who have been impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking, harassment, and other campus climate issues.
Forum on Black Affairs at Penn State
Dedicated to ensuring that all Black persons participate fully in and benefit from the mission of the University, as a land grant institution and as a leader in higher education in the nation, to provide educational opportunities for all citizens "in the several pursuits and professions in life."
Center for Social Change and Belonging
Builds community by cultivating an inclusive and positive university climate, contributes to academic experiences by fostering students’ ability to think critically and define success on their own terms, and provides students with resources to promote social justice, inclusion, and liberation.
Black Graduate Student Association
Support and networking for students of African descent.
Africana Research Center
The ARC provides monetary support for scholars whose primary research centers on the African Diaspora.
Academic Alliances
Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NEAGEP)
Resources, opportunities, and funding for BIPOC in Ph.D. STEM programs.
Council of College Multicultural Leadership (CCML)
Members are primarily responsible for leading the efforts to recruit and retain a diverse student body within the colleges and the Graduate School.
Big Ten Academic Alliance
The nation’s preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities, of which Penn State is a member.
Scholarships and Academic Development
Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
Immersive research program with a faculty mentor designed to help skilled undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds boost their readiness for graduate education.
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
Provides support to academically talented undergraduate students from underserved backgrounds in achieving their potential by attaining a doctoral degree.
Graduate Student Recognition Awards
Annual University-wide awards that honor and celebrate students' academic achievements, outreach, community impact, teaching, and more.