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Studying Medicine in the Caribbean: An SJSM Grad Tells All

Study and Go Abroad

To achieve it, you need to go to medical school! While there are over a dozen medical schools in Canada , there are often way more applicants than there are spots in each program. However, studying abroad, especially for medical school, can be intimidating. Is becoming a doctor your dream? Meet a Caribbean med school grad.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We send a brief survey to learn more about social determinants of their well-being, such as housing insecurity, transportation and financial distress. For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services.

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UC Riverside's new policing model includes safety officers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Along the same lines, UC Riverside is preparing to implement a new team of behavioral health specialists—known as Student Well-being, Intervention and Follow-Through, or SWIFT, counselors—to respond to individuals experiencing mental health crises (although campus safety responders are also trained in de-escalation).

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California universities launch abortion services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A lot has changed since 2019, when California passed SB 24 —which requires public colleges and universities to supply medication abortions in their health centers. Since the law went into effect Jan. “I think it’s absolutely amazing to have it on campus.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Rather than looking to “desegregate buses,” the question should be, “How do we empower the bus to create new modes of transportation?” CSU is striving to create a lifelong relationship with the Black community that starts as early as elementary school with outreach and academic preparation programs and continues after they graduate.