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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The money for the program comes from congressionally directed funds that the SVMC received through the Health Resources and Services Administration. The hospital received two tranches of money: one to expand their childcare center and one to increase the center’s staffing. CCV and SVMC anticipate funding 8-10 applicants.

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

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A renowned injury prevention expert and pediatric emergency physician, she will serve as Chief Medical Officer for Safe Kids Worldwide and Associate Division Chief of Academic Affairs and Research at Children's National Hospital. Watching her accomplish her goals, watching her joy," declared Kendi, "is one of the ultimate joys of my life."

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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback

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A merger would give medical students experience in a university hospital, private hospital, and safety net hospital, with access to more clinical clerkships, electives, and patient experiences without current administrative barriers, said Dr. Brian Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.

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Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

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Known for her pedagogical and administrative vision and creativity, Westfields dynamic leadership focuses upon teachers who want to improve their teaching and have a more balanced teaching life. Nancy Lynne Westfield is director of Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Theology and Religion.

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LOIS V. GREENE

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Greene has been appointed senior vice president of wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, an academic medical center operated by Rutgers University.

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A Snapshot in Time: The Cancer Cluster at NC State

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Brice says he has fielded calls from over 250 people, including former students, staff, faculty, and administrators who spent time in Poe Hall and have since become sick with cancers or other illnesses. They said, ‘We admit you to the hospital tomorrow.’ I was in the hospital for 133 days beginning in July.” It happened so fast.

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More Presidential Vacancies at HBCUs

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Vincent, a seasoned higher education administrator, said he plans to return to the practice of law. An ambulance was summoned, and I was transported to the hospital where I was determined to be suffering from anemia, severe dehydration, and pure exhaustion. By 2022, that number shrunk to 5.9 Last month, Dr. Gregory J. Dr. Walter M.