What We Work On

Broadly, our work includes

  • Building support systems for MGM members of all identities, backgrounds, and departmental roles
  • Making culture, engagement and impact a central part of MGM’s research, education, and outreach
  • Promoting equity in MGM’s hiring and recruitment
  • Organizing community-building activities for the department
  • Communicating transparently about our progress to keep us accountable to our goals and to elicit feedback from the department as a whole

Demographic data:

These data come from the Graduate School
Note: race and ethnicity data is only tracked for US citizens and permanent residents (82% of students in 2022-2023).

2022-2023

Note: race and ethnicity data is only tracked for US citizens and permanent residents (82% of students in 2022-2023)”
  • 61% Female, 39% Male
  • 9% Asian, 7% Black, 9% Hispanic, 73% White, 2% AI/AN 

 

2020-2021

2020-2021-graduate Students

 

  • 58% Female, 42% Male
  • 12% Asian, 7% Black, 8% Hispanic, 71% White, 2% AI/AN 

Note: race and ethnicity are only tracked for US citizens and permanent residents

2021-2022

2021-2022 PostDocs
  • 55% Female, 45% Male
  • 30% Asian, 2% Black, 14% Hispanic, 52% White, 2% Unknown 

 

2020-2021 

postDocs 20-21
  • 50% Female, 50% Male
  • 27% Asian, 4% Black, 16% Hispanic, 51% White, 2% Unknown 

 

2021-2022 

71% Male, 29% Female; 26% Asian, 6% Hispanic/Latino, 68% White
  • 71% Male, 29% Female
  • 26% Asian, 6% Hispanic/Latino, 68% White 

We summarize demographic data as it is collected by Duke as an institution, which uses a merged race and ethnicity category and does not report a percentage of individuals with multiracial background.