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An introduction to our brand refresh

Deans for Impact

In 2015, Deans for Impact launched with an unwavering commitment to ensure that every child in this country is taught by well-prepared teachers. At the time, our work focused primarily on convening solutions-oriented education deans. The post An introduction to our brand refresh appeared first on Deans for Impact.

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

As members of the largest body of the health professions, nurses are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to policymaking and advocacy initiatives. percent of them are practicing nurses, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Program mentors have varied experience with health policy advocacy.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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New Health Care Schools Open with Emphasis on Workforce Development, Addressing Inequities

Insight Into Diversity

Below are just a few examples of these new programs. George Mason University, College of Public Health. George Mason University, College of Public Health. The College of Public Health at George Mason University (Mason) launched in November. It is the first college in Virginia to focus primarily on public health.

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Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

University Business

The six judges in favor of eliminating affirmative action argued that considering race in college admissions is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the 14 th Amendment. Roth and Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, find the ruling tone deaf.

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Simplicity and Trust

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. Costs of starting out in adult life – first car, first home, college degree — have escalated much more quickly than salaries have. Elections are tilted through gerrymandering, private funding, and the electoral college, among other things. Free education.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson, formerly a professor and department chair at UW – Madison who is now the dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University, and James L. Jackson, formerly a professor and department chair at UW – Madison who is now the dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University, and James L.