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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported.

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University of Minnesota Medical School swears off compelled speech in white coat ceremony 

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Less than a week after FIRE raised concerns about compelled speech at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the university assured us no student would face repercussions for refusing to say a political oath at its white coat ceremony. . This is a welcome result at a public medical school bound by the First Amendment.

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Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In September 2023, the Rutgers University Senate passed a no-confidence vote (89-47) citing concerns about shared governance following decisions including the merger of medical schools and his handling of a faculty strike. Despite these challenges, Holloway championed several initiatives during his Rutgers presidency.

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Man Claims 6 Medical Schools Illegally Considered Race, Gender

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A white man filed a suit against six Texas medical schools Tuesday, charging them with illegally considering issues of race and gender when rejecting him, The Texas Tribune reported. He scored a 511 out of a possible 528 on the exam required for medical school admission, known as the MCAT. The lawsuit comes as the U.S.

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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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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

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Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D So, the medical school had an opening, and I applied for the position and got accepted.

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Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery

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The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the university, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The medical college was “intimately connected” to the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s, according to the report.