Partnerships for Access, Community, and Excellence
The PACE team builds and strengthens partnerships with U-M graduate programs, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) eligible students from the undergraduate stage through doctoral completion. Our work is guided by the goals of creating access to higher education and sustaining supportive communities at U-M to help students fulfill their potential and goals of excellence.
Initiatives
- Bridge to the Doctorate
- Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS)
- Minority Serving Institutions Initiative
- PACE Fellowship for Graduate Student-Faculty Pairs
- Rackham Merit Fellowship
- Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) Connection
- Rackham Recruitment Grants
- Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
Meet the Team
Cherie Dotson
- Director of Access and Partnerships
- Cherie’s MCommunity Page
Ida Faye Webster
- Director of RMF Evaluation and Administration
- Ida Faye’s MCommunity Page
Anna Mapp
- Associate Dean, Biological and Health Sciences
- Anna’s MCommunity Page
LaTisha Ballard
- Academic Program Specialist
- LaTisha’s MCommunity Page
Richard Nunn
- Academic Program Manager for Outreach
- Richard’s MCommunity Page
Chloe Secor
- Academic Program Specialist
- Chloe’s MCommunity Page