In Purdue University’s 2018 College of Engineering Giving Report, Clare Boothe Luce graduate fellowships are credited for attracting accomplished candidates to its engineering and science programs. The article also acknowledges Carlotta Arthur, Program Director of the CBL Program and herself an alumna of Purdue University.

In 2017, Purdue recruited two high-achieving graduate student scholars, including one in Engineering, thanks to the Clare Boothe Luce Program (CBL).

Purdue applied to the program’s nationwide competition and was chosen by the Clare Boothe Luce Program Selection Committee to receive a $300,000 grant for graduate fellowships.

Purdue’s funds were awarded to two incoming female scholars, one in engineering and one in science, and are designed to support them for two years of graduate study. Purdue matches the award, giving CBL fellows a full ride through graduate school.

As serendipity would have it, Carlotta Arthur, CBL program director, earned her bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering at Purdue. Arthur, the first African-American woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from Purdue, has firsthand knowledge of Purdue’s rigorous STEM education — and of the importance of diversity in STEM institutions.

As a program director at the Henry Luce Foundation, Arthur leads the CBL program and consults with prospective and current grantees.

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