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Rutgers Webinar Discusses Health Equity, Minority Health, and Medical Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.

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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Schools recruit students from diverse backgrounds but fail to recognize and learn from the histories that come with such backgrounds, Elbert said. "We

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students. The basics are very appealing.

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I’m Facilitating an Upcoming Webinar on University/Workplace Partnerships

eLiterate

As the first of a three-part series, I’ll be facilitating a webinar sponsored by OpenLMS on university/workplace partnerships on Wednesday, November 2nd at 1 PM EDT. I’m pretty careful about how I approach sponsored webinars; I don’t do paid commercials. I’ll be facilitating three webinars. The series.

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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

HEPI

In case you missed it, yesterday’s HEPI / UCAS webinar can be accessed here. The third type is the degree awarded by the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin, which are effectively honorific degrees. Teaching began to shift from the universities to the colleges. degree will replace.

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Welcome, Van Davis, WCET’s New Executive Director

WCET Frontiers

in 20th-century US history with an emphasis on civil rights from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelors in history from Southwestern University. Exclusive member webinars and content on the Department of Justices new Title II accessibility regulations , ensuring you stay ahead of compliance and policy changes.

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Ensuring Equitable Hiring in HigherEd: Key Takeaways

PeopleAdmin

Increasing representation among employees is vital in many industries, but especially at colleges and universities. In our March 2022 webinar, we asked attendees what their biggest challenge was with ensuring equitable hiring. A diverse faculty and staff can shape student outcomes and experiences in many ways. Read more below!