Candidates and graduates of Chapman University’s Ph.D. in education program all joined the program to impact the lives of students.

Beyond that, their reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. are very personal for each of them.

“We look for someone who is not doing it for three letters after their name,” says Keith Howard, associate dean for academic affairs at Attallah College of Educational Studies and director of the Ph.D. program. “We look for someone who has a personal mission and purpose for educating folks.