Broadly, our work includes
- Building support systems for MGM members of all identities, backgrounds, and departmental roles
- Making diversity, equity, and inclusion 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. See them in more detail by navigating to the “Diversity” tab on the top panel to view the data by gender, race, and ethnicity.
Note: race and ethnicity data is only tracked for US citizens and permanent residents (82% of students in 2022-2023).
2022-2023
- 61% Female, 39% Male
- 9% Asian, 7% Black, 9% Hispanic, 73% White, 2% AI/AN
2020-2021
- 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
- 55% Female, 45% Male
- 30% Asian, 2% Black, 14% Hispanic, 52% White, 2% Unknown
2020-2021
- 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
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.