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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the number of Black medical schools in the country is growing. The fourth and newest, an independent four-year medical program at the Charles R. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., Dr. John W.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Examples of possible careers in the field include nursing home administrators and health quality managers, according to Ongeri. Health inequity is the social justice issue of our time.” Understanding the social justice component, four professors at Sacred Heart University — Drs.

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How 2 college equity leaders advise navigating a changing climate amid backlash

University Business

Take, for example, medical professionals in practice and research who are siloed from the experience of minority communities. Now, opponents to DEI liken the terms “social justice warrior” and “woke” to indoctrination. “Don’t be led by fear,” advises Acosta.

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Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re looking at how we create this inclusive and equitable environment using a social justice platform in order to positively impact various populations on campus,” says Davis. Davis notes that there are seven initiatives in the pipeline for which implementation plans are currently being created. “We

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Campus administrators and some members of the local Jewish community celebrated the shift as a step toward greater interreligious inclusion, aligned with recent Jewish-Christian interfaith efforts at Belmont. The Board of Trustees and Faculty Senate also plan to consider a similar decision at the undergraduate level later this year.

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How to Create and Lead LGBT-Friendly Faculty-Led Programs

Study Aborad Association

The field of study abroad is one of diversity and inclusion, so it is no stranger to LGBTQ students, staff, faculty, and administrators. Where can I visit that promotes social justice in the community? Happy LGBTQ Pride month! Education without borders means more than just learning across lines that separate geographic areas.

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Unpacking the Pillars of Resistance Against DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As black celebrity has been shown to millions of people, millions of times, the story of real lives has also been lost, and with it the engine that thrust forward the demand for social justice by the masses.”

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