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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of California, Irvine, will launch an interdisciplinary, pre-health professional development program, which aims to support students from underserved communities interested in healthcare careers. Dr. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

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Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. Providing professional development to prepare potential board candidates is everyones responsibility. In June 2023, the U.

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Talladega College Partners with Kaplan to Provide Students with Free Prep Courses

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Educational test prep company Kaplan and Talladega College are partnering to provide the school's undergraduate student population with free prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams and professional certifications. Some graduate-level admissions exams include the GRE® , GMAT® , LSAT® , and MCAT®.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. Fellows have the opportunity to participate in faculty research and developmental projects, enhancing their professional development.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

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These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. academic advisors, residence life staff, admissions coordinators, counselors, and cultural center staff) and their interactions and interventions significantly influence students' experiences and success.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

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The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. had already outlawed the use of race in their admissions long before this ruling. Dr. Jessica Faiz. In 1996, California passed Proposition 209, which ended all affirmative action in the state. The June 29 U.S.

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The instrument comprises 41 items about six scales: institutional environment, faculty and staff hiring, faculty and staff retention, student admissions, student retention and completion, and curriculum. It will be particularly useful for large, complex bureaucracies in which DEI responsibilities are dispersed among many offices.

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