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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Program Equips Community College Students to Obtain Four-Year Degrees

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The Exploring Transfer program at Vassar College is a summer intensive that immerses currently enrolled community college students in an academically rigorous environment, providing vital support and encouragement so they can ultimately continue their education at a competitive four-year institution. This is about equity. This is about. —

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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

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Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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For the Common Good

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Francis’ bachelor’s degree in public health addresses healthcare disparities and provides students insight into public health systems, issues, and policies related to health education and disease prevention for diverse populations. Dr. Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. and Kathy R. The program has three areas of interest.

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Direct Admissions Helps Raise Applications, But Not Enrollments

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Now, new research—one of the largest educational studies ever performed—has revealed both the power and the limits of these programs: direct admissions led to more students applying to college, but it did not mean that more of them would actually enroll. Direct admissions is focused on eliminating those barriers,” said Odle. “We

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

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ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine. Five areas were examined: curriculum, equitable assessment, mitigating bias, learning environment culture, and equity in research education.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

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It bans affirmative action not only in race but other protected categories, and not just in admissions but in hiring practices and awarding money,” says Dr. Mark Henderson, associate dean of admissions and vice chair for education in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis. Dr. Jessica Faiz.