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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017. In that time, Kinloch said she has strived to bolster equity and justice at the school. Smith University. is bad,” Kinloch said.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Roberta Rincon “The ADVANCE program has been a game-changer for higher ed,” says Dr. Travis York, director of inclusive STEMM ecosystems for equity & diversity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. STEMM” adds medicine to the standard abbreviation.) Bringing that to light is critical.”

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Equity director targeted, she says, for questioning antiracist 'orthodoxy'

Inside Higher Ed

“But her longtime friend, the dean of equity and engagement remained seated on the phase II committee and the games continued,” Lee wrote. ” Lee also wrote that “I had to battle with my dean and my core team to bring the Jewish Inclusion and Antisemitism Summit to De Anza.”

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

Increasingly, this centers around health equity. To further advance advocacy and equity in health care, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Nursing will launch a new program in 2023 to teach nursing students about policymaking. Experts from these universities say major national discussions on health care must include nurses.

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Connecticut College president resigns under pressure

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. “For the past nine and a half years, I have devoted myself to advancing educational excellence and equity at this College.

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Grants Awarded to Bolster Pharmacy Workforce Diversity, Improve Health Outcomes

Insight Into Diversity

“[The LEAD] program will play a vital role in removing barriers, promoting equity, and increasing access to a range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives for our learners, and encourage them to think broadly, deeply, and critically to solve real-world problems.”

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia.

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