Aliyah Griffith Makes History as First Black Person to Earn Ph.D. in Marine Science from UNC
She’s making waves and history! When Aliyah Griffith @thedrmermaid crossed the stage at UNC Chapel Hill, she officially became the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. in marine science from the university, joining the less than 2% of Black scholars in the field. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aliyah Griffith […]
Doctoral Student Delivers Baby in Car Just Hours Before Defending Her Thesis
Tamiah Brevard-Rodriguez achieved two of life’s most challenging milestones in a single day. As NJ.com reports, on March 24th, Brevard-Rodriguez, who serves as the director of the Aresty Research Center at Rutgers University, was finalizing her preparations for her doctoral dissertation defense. Despite being eight months pregnant, she meticulously honed her presentation on “The Beauty […]
17-Year-Old Chicago Teen Just Earned Her Doctorate Degree
She just successfully defended her dissertation! Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman has always loved learning and achieved notable success in her studies. Her mother, Jimalita Tillman, said she was still a toddler when she noticed that she was really good with math. “My child care provider, Miss Mary, first noticed…Dorothy, I believe, started doing double digits […]