ABSTRACT
Inspired by NextProf, a program designed to diversify faculty positions in engineering started by the University of Michigan, Campbell came up with the idea for FutureBAProf, a workshop for PhD students and postdocs to demystify academic careers in business analytics. It was particularly aimed at those from underrepresented groups and designed to diversify application pools at all business analytics departments, not just University of Iowa. Originally planned for 2020, FutureBAProf was postponed due to COVID-19 until Aug 15-16, 2022, at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. More than 50 people from 33 different universities applied for the workshop and 22 were selected, including a mix of PhD students and postdocs from 21 different schools.