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President Jones, Dolly Parton and the magic of ‘traditioned innovation’

University Business

Traditioned innovation is driving Belmont Universitys new medical school, which welcomed its inaugural class of 50 students this past fall. Built with a 60,000-square-foot simulation lab, school leaders will learn how to incorporate technology into stemming the countrys worsening physician shortage.

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Developing Story at University of Virginia Health System, UVA Medical School

Higher Education Inquirer

According to the University of Virginia's student newspaper, the Daily Cavalier , a group of 128 doctors have written a formal letter demanding that CEO of UVA Health Craig Kent and UVA Medical School Dean Melina Kibbe resign. The Higher Education Inquirer will release more information as it becomes available.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

Kent Smith, PhD, associate dean and professor, Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science at OSU-CHS and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Everything is waiting to be discovered — whether in the earth, in the sky, or in nature.

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UC Irvine to Launch Pre-Health Professional Development Program to Support Students from Underserved Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information – will select undergraduates for training, advising, and support to increase readiness for medical school. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6

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Adapting to criticism and college opt-outs, U.S. News teases its latest rankings

University Business

Following harsh criticism from the nation’s top medical schools and the Department of Education, U.S. News and World Report is set to release its law and medical school: research rankings next week with an updated methodology and a reliance on public information from schools that now refuse to participate.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college’s dean, Dr. David E. Richardson says Canton’s move to an R1 meant moving away from the informality he had at Connecticut College. He entered Morehouse intent on majoring in biology and going on to medical school. Richardson, will review the proposal and give comments and suggestions. I had to get used to that.