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Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Picture this: you are in a hospital setting and you witness another staff member ask a Black medical student if they need help cleaning up. The staff member assumes the medical student is the janitor. Medical colleges nationwide are catching on and prioritizing the implementation of specialized training programs to address this.

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Brown University Exhibit on Mumia Abu-Jamal to Highlight American Prison System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside the opening, there will be a two-day symposium, “Voices of Mass Incarceration,” about law enforcement, prison medical care, public art, incarceration’s effects on women and girls, and the history of incarceration. The entire ordeal has prompted national debates about racial injustice and the death penalty.

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CU Advantage is your library to health benefits, features and more

CU Work-Life Balance

The CU Advantage is a library of information on all CU’s benefits, perks, resources and discounts. (MT) May 5 to update or enroll in their chosen health plans for the 2023-24 plan year. This year, there’s a brand-new tool eligible enrollees have at their fingertips to understand and use some hidden gems included in their benefits.

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BMCC Grad Looks to Make Restaurants More Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

You could take it anywhere and use for it anything from eating meals to studying in a library. I can’t wait to see people in California, Chicago, Florida send me pictures of them using the tray, smiling in a restaurant or in the library at school.” Duran was excited, and she reached out to a friend who was a carpenter.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

University Business

. “This is the next phase of how to address what we might call a social conversation, a social problem, a current issue that needs all hands on deck,” says Jessica Halem, former LGBTQ+ director at Harvard Medical School and current senior director of Eidos. adults who self-identify as something other than heterosexual is 7.1%

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Alcohol and Other Drugs Letter

The Student Affairs Blog

All VCU students are asked to take a moment to read the VCU Alcohol and Other Drug Policy in the online VCU Policy Library. Medical amnesty for students seeking medical assistance for themselves or others. The policy outlines the following: VCU standards of conduct surrounding alcohol and other drugs.

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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

To make the point, consider the young man who spends four hours every Saturday shelving books at the local library. This shows dedication and consistency, but it does not show increases in responsibility or increased impact for the library. Did your responsibilities increase over time, and if so, in what way?