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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The author of Medicine and Ethics in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction (2015), her interdisciplinary research in the field of the medical humanities engages literary, historical, philosophical, and ethical explorations of black women’s health and medicine. Jones is also an associate professor of Africana Studies.

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Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The other schools and groups in the consortium are the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the Milwaukee Area Technical College , Alverno College , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Mount Mary University , Concordia University , Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design , and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Reconciling Contrasting Findings on Perceptions of Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 They give voice to limited English proficient individuals during some of their most vulnerable moments—whether it’s a medical appointment, a court proceeding, or accessing educational and social services.”

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A Model to Engage Learners in Discussions on Health Equity and Implicit Bias

The Scholarly Teacher

Kalpana Panigrahi, Interfaith Medical Center. The University of North Carolina Faculty Development Fellowship Fellows Educational Collaborative, comprised of academic medical school and residency faculty from across the country developed a model to improve teaching and patient care related to health equity and bias in a clinical context.

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Why Public Trust in Higher Ed Is Declining — And What Leaders Can Do About It: Rebuilding Confidence in Higher Education: Addressing Challenges Through Transparency, Affordability, and Workforce Alignment

The Change Leader, Inc.

In 2015, nearly 60% of Americans expressed trust in colleges and universities, according to a Gallup poll. Similarly, the NYU School of Medicine has eliminated tuition for all medical students, reducing financial barriers in a high-cost field and setting a precedent for targeted tuition-free initiatives.

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

Half of Social Security beneficiaries with student loans in default and collections skipped a doctors visit or did not obtain prescription medication due to cost. Over half of them have medical debt. 35 Consumers often explain their difficulty paying for such expenses as rent and medical bills.

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