Several years ago, a number of educators, after deciding there were not enough Latinos enrolled in graduate schools around the country, created a program called “Helping 500 U.S. Hispanic Students into Graduate Schools.”
To keep apace of success, the program has undergone several name changes to keep up with the escalating numbers of students who are being helped. In fact, the group’s expanded scope is encompassed by its new name: Project 1000 — Moving Toward 5000 Underrepresented Graduate Students.
Project 1000, as it is popularly known, is based at Arizona State University in Tempe, now includes other minorities — in addition to Hispanics — who are considered “underrepresented.”
Since its founding in 1989, the program, whatever its na e at the time, has helped nearly 3,000 students to prepare for a d enroll in gradate schools around the country. The program I s new goal is to enroll 5,000 students as quickly as possible. This past academic year alone, 400 of 500 students helped by the program gained admission to graduate school.
