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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the number of Black medical schools in the country is growing. The fourth and newest, an independent four-year medical program at the Charles R. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C.,

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.

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Harvard Medical School Receives $75 Million Gift

Inside Higher Ed

Swiss biotech executive and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million to Harvard Medical School to advance scientific discovery and a “culture of entrepreneurship,” the university announced Tuesday. Construction is expected to begin this year and end in 2025.

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Dr. Barbara Jones Appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barbara Jones will become dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), effective Aug. She will also be a tenured professor in BUSSW’s department of clinical practice. She is also the inaugural chair of the Department of Health Social Work at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School. “I

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Adapting to criticism and college opt-outs, U.S. News teases its latest rankings

University Business

Following harsh criticism from the nation’s top medical schools and the Department of Education, U.S. News and World Report is set to release its law and medical school: research rankings next week with an updated methodology and a reliance on public information from schools that now refuse to participate.

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New UMN Medical Campus to Focus on Rural Health

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Minnesota (UMN) Medical School will open a new campus focused on training homegrown health care professionals in St. as early as 2025, through a collaboration with medical provider CentraCare. Cloud, Minn., The expansion will address an anticipated shortage of health workers in the region.

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HBCUs Announce Creation of New Colleges

Insight Into Diversity

PhD, who most recently served as associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Washington University in St. Fields will oversee the college’s creation, maintain the integrity of existing departments and programs, and develop new programs. The college will be led by Harvey R. Fields, Jr.,