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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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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The pair developed JUMP-Start, Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program, a free, student-organized and executed conference for undergraduates from marginalized groups who have an interest in attending medical school but may not have access to the necessary resources to succeed.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

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The Office for Diversity & Inclusion at A.T. Still University of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU) is a founding partner of the Academic Medicine Consortium of Arizona, a group of medical schools that collaborate to identify and nurture students toward academic medicine. Advancing DEI Principals — Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

Campus administrators and some members of the local Jewish community celebrated the shift as a step toward greater interreligious inclusion, aligned with recent Jewish-Christian interfaith efforts at Belmont. ” Inclusive or Exclusive? ” “I look at it not as exclusionary to other faiths,” he said.

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Nurturing Digital Learning: Unveiling the HBCU Advantage

WCET Frontiers

February marks Black History Month , an observance that honors the rich histories and acknowledges the invaluable contributions of African Americans across various facets of society. In honor of this Heritage Month , we wanted to highlight the the inclusive and supportive nature of HBCUs, especially in the digital education space.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A graduate of Morehouse College, Canton earned a master’s degree in Black studies at The Ohio State University and a doctorate in history at Temple University. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. He entered Morehouse intent on majoring in biology and going on to medical school.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. It serves to recruit local talent for the graduate school pipeline to help diversify the workforce. Dreamline Pathways A.T.