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Emory Launches AI Institute to Improve Patient Care, Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute (Emory AI.Health) will work to develop and implement AI technologies to enhance patient health and wellness, emphasizing health equity by making care more affordable and accessible. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, in a statement.

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Sheree M. Ohen Appointed Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer for Amherst College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohen will become chief equity and inclusion officer (CEIO) for Amherst College. Ohen “We are in a unique time in our country where values around diversity and democracy are being questioned,” Ohen said. “I Most recently, Ohen was associate dean for DEI and belonging at Harvard University. Ohen holds a B.A.

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Seeking Equity in Healthcare Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My long-term goal is to explore, confront and disrupt ableism (discrimination in favor of able-bodied people) in the context of nursing, applied health sciences and medical education,” said Jamal-Eddine, a doctoral student at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), College of Nursing. “My

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Aesthete Explores Equity in Disability Studies, Healthcare Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sabrina Jamal-Eddine During her Bachelor of Science in Nursing studies, Sabrina Jamal-Eddine informed a clinical instructor about her back disability and lifting limitation as well as explaining that she could do everything but except lift a patient.

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Howard Awarded Nearly $1M for HIV Prevention Among Black Women

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilead Sciences Inc. Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 Prevention, Arts and Advocacy, Community, Education) initiative. Promising Futures performers at the Howard University International Stigma Conference. “As Setting the P.A.C.E.

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1 in 4 Prospective Students Ruled Out Colleges Due to Their States' Political Climates

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eva Surovell Racial equity and reproductive rights were the top policy issues cited by high-school seniors in weighing colleges, an Art & Science Group survey found.

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DePauw University Receives $200 Million in Support of Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. higher ed institution. The school is set to launch this coming fall. “We