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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“He loved training brilliant young minds to serve with excellence and compassion, and that was his greatest joy,” added Drew Ivie of her father who taught Black Howard University medical students to be surgeons and chaired the department there until his death in April 1950. Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will follow.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

“We hosted a small group of first-generation undergraduate and graduate students, who echoed the desire for increased community building, more easily navigable resources, and fostering a sense of belonging on campus,” says Jenny Bernhardt, communications director for Student Affairs.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Inside Higher Ed

“We are transferring funds from other programs to fulfill the remaining spring semester need and fund students for summer. We are also requesting an increase of funding for 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to meet anticipated need,” Hovis said in an email. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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