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Chief Diversity Officer Steps Down Amid Backlash Over ‘Privilege’ Email

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The act comes two months after backlash for an email newsletter in which Golden explained the concept of privilege, according to reporting from The Baltimore Sun. The only appropriate action on the part of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to fire that individual immediately.”

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Help Wanted

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In January, nurses from two of New York City’s private hospitals went on strike. Mount Sinai Hospital did not release details, but New York State Nursing Association President Nancy Hagans says the agreement includes “wall-to-wall safe staffing ratios,” according to reporting from news station NY1.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lee said funding needs to be cultivated from hospital systems desirous of building their nursing workforce. We’re having discussions with policy makers across the spectrum from state and federal [government] … about the fact that we need to be supporting our students through this journey,” Lee said.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade.

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Breaking the barriers to research

HECG

Srinivasan, an adjunct professor at Western Sydney University – and formerly Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO and a project director at Prince of Wales Hospital Group – has research interests in areas including network analytics and predictive modelling for the healthcare sector. A wealth of health data resources.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

I’m on the university’s hospital board. So he sues the Federal government about the law. 00:17:42] Drumm McNaughton: There’s a question that I have is, how can governments go against the First Amendment where, you shall not legislate any law that prohibits freedom of speech?

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

The federal government alone uses dozens of definitions. But emerging is hospitality and tourism. So, give us a little bit of background as a framework for our conversation if you would, please. Andrew Koricich 04:09 Sure. Every state uses different definitions. So, that’s where these colleges will be tied to.