Indeed, it is fair to say that we choose what we teach and how in part so that a diverse student body can educate each other and us. The second prong of the strategy is to convey the message to diverse groups. We believe that the RGS experience should be attractive to groups whose diversity will enhance the education and who are underrepresented at the School. Here is a chance to join some of the ablest graduate students in the world and dig in on some of the most important issues of the day. Here is a chance to combine a superb curriculum with practical experience working on real projects with senior mentors.
Graduates have no trouble getting jobs.
What we do at RGS matches the interests and aspirations of diverse groups. The next task is to make sure people who will add educational diversity get this message, and get it from channels and in ways they will appreciate. For example, for many years RGS has aggressively sought African-Americans, and it continues to do so. We want to make sure that these students see that what they will learn at RGS, and what they can do in their OJT and dissertations, has exciting possibilities for making a difference to those issues. In our publications and elsewhere on this website, we indicate the kinds of OJT opportunities and dissertation topics that we hope will help people with diverse aspirations see how they can in fact be satisfied here.