Competing in the global economy of the 21st century requires a diverse technical team-and not only must this team be diverse in technical talents, but it must be diverse in ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well. This means more Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans must earn Ph.D.s in areas where technical breakthroughs are expected-in science, mathematics, and engineering (SME)

In this age of accelerated technological advances, increasing career specialization and extremely competitive job opportunities, society has a vested interest in promoting graduate and professional education as never before.

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