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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste After a tough love encounter with science and biology courses, she realized the medical field wasnt her calling. Her pivot from medical school aspirations to a career in health education is now a lesson she shares with young people: life is a journey, not a checklist.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He joined the faculty of Connecticut College in 2003, and was an associate professor of history, director of the African American studies program as well as interim dean of institutional equity and inclusion, chair of the history department and director of the Center of the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

In addition to this project, the college recently hosted its third annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, entitled “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe.”. Strategic Plans + Climate Survey = Inclusive Excellence — Ball State University. AmeriCorps Tutors for Youth — Arkansas State University.

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Cultural Competency & Anti-Bias Programs Address Health Disparities

Insight Into Diversity

As a best practice, Health Professions HEED Award recipient schools incorporate pedagogy, projects, and training focused on anti-bias and cultural competency in both employee and student education.

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(Podcast) #28- Importance of collaborative effort in supporting international students with Wendy, Cassie and Danielle

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So there was a piece of inclusion of all information altogether and then there was also the piece of we care specifically for our student bodies who need additional support. And also, I think the reality of academia. So I think that’s really important. I put in quotations on the video, but you all can see that is not.