Membership Overview

The Leadership Alliance, founded in 1992 and based at Brown University, is a consortium of 31 academic institutions that was established to address the shortage of underrepresented minorities in graduate school and the professoriate. Over time, the Alliance has developed initiatives that create opportunities to assist students in making informed decisions at the critical transitions along the academic pathway. The resulting efforts seek to develop a generation of outstanding minority leaders and role models in academia, the public and private sectors.

Participation in the Leadership Alliance consists of a yearly series of activities, which provide value-added benefits to each member institution’s students, faculty, and administrators, including:

• affiliation with a nationally recognized summer research program and research symposium managed by an Executive Office staff
• a network of faculty and administrators at both the undergraduate and graduate level committed to broadening participation in the academic career pathway
• access to program alumni as they prepare for doctoral and post-doctoral positions
• forum for the dissemination of best practices and shared discussions on issues in higher education
• ongoing assistance in tracking program participants throughout their academic pathway

The Membership Committee handles all communication regarding membership. It strives to create as vital a consortium as possible by setting reasonable membership standards for the Alliance, reviewing applications and then making a recommendation efficiently. The committee is also charged with disaffiliating inactive members when appropriate.

Member Institutions
Membership Process