Since joining the faculty of the Graduate School of Education in 1973 Dr. Hawkins has mentored and trained over seventy-five graduate M.A. and Ph.D. students. These students have been recruited from the United States and several Asian nations as well as from Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Many of them have gone on to become professors at major universities in the U.S. and abroad including Stanford University, the University of Southern California, University of California, Irvine, University of Pennsylvania, National Taiwan University, Tamagawa University, Japan, Kyoto University, Japan, and so on. Others have joined governmental and non-governmental assistance agencies such as UNESCO and are working in educational policy, planning and development.

Students to the Ph.D. and M.A. program may apply to the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. At this site, you will find all application information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the program. In general, the program in Social Sciences and Comparative Education (SSCE) is seeking students who are interested in a career either as an academic in a university or as a specialist working in a development assistance agency, either public or private. The course of study is generally three years, with the first two years focusing on course work and qualifying exams, and the third year on dissertation work. Dr. Hawkins seeks students who are interested in educational policy and planning generally in the Asian region and who have at least one foreign language skill, and experience in the region. Please visit the web sites indicated above for more detailed information.