• The Plant Pathology Department strives to generate an environment that respects people of diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences. The department welcomes graduate applications from academically strong individuals from diverse groups. These diverse groups include, but are not restricted to, individuals who define themselves in the subsequent terms: gender, race and ethnicity, religion, age, country of origin, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, and special health needs.
  • The department also welcomes applications from individuals who are first generation college students as well as those trained through the McNair’s, BUSP, UC LEADS, UC-HBCU initiatives, or similar programs at other undergraduate institutes. We believe that by encouraging multiple perspectives in our coursework and research, we can help prepare our students to participate in an increasingly diverse society and world.