GEM Fellowship Program recruits minority students

From: Michigan Chronicle | Date: March 29, 1994| Author: Duane Davis | Copyright information


Michigan Chronicle

03-29-1994

GEM Fellowship Program recruits minority students.

Linking the corporate structure and the academic community with a talent pool is the mission of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc. (GEM) Fellowship Programs. This year, GEM made available to its corporate and university members a pool of over 800 minority applicants trained in engineering and the sciences at undergraduate ins...

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