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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. faculty, advisors, peers, ethnic organizations, targeted support programs) impact the outcomes of historically marginalized and underserved student populations,” he says.

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The Power of Alumni Networks: Featuring Graduate Success Stories in Your Marketing Strategy?

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Enriching Education: The Power of an Alumni Network When alumni feel connected to their school, they become brand ambassadors, willingly sharing their success stories and contributing to a culture of loyalty and pride. This organic promotion is highly credible because it comes from real-life experiences rather than institutional messaging.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The inspiration to form AMHPS came to Sullivan at a National Medical Association meeting when he was developing the medical school at Morehouse College in 1975. At that time, there were two predominantly Black medical schools in the U.S., Sullivan also said that more scholarships are needed for medical students.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

University Business

Efforts have ranged from providing LGBTQ+-inclusive housing to scholarships and sports teams. ” More from UB: Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences The growing need for LGBTQ+ healthcare The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as something other than heterosexual is 7.1%

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Oil money undermines academic autonomy (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

An often-underappreciated component of this strategy has been the industry’s rise as a key funder of climate-related research and scholarship worldwide. Sometimes, fossil fuel companies’ routes of influence on scholarship can be very direct. Far more common, however, is influence by more subtle routes.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. Hosted annually by local colleges, Women in STEM Career Day introduces women high school students to STEM-related careers.