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Berg Appointed UC Davis School of Law Dean

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m excited to work with the provost and other deans, the world-class faculty and talented staff, and to meet the students and alumni when I get there this fall.” She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Four white peers questioned the student’s belonging to Penn, requested directions from him about the whereabouts of fried chicken, and referred to him as an n-word,” says McMickens, noting that the column inspired a silent student-organized, anti-racism demonstration comprising some 200 students, faculty members, and administrators.

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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. These graduates are most likely to follow careers in service to poor and marginalized communities, as 95 percent of our PRIME-LC alumni do,” Vega said.

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Alumni Spotlight: Azucena’s January Term Abroad in Rome, Italy

AIFS Abroad

Just ask Azucena, a college student from Texas A&M International University and an AIFS Abroad Alumni Ambassador who spent a January Ter m studying in Italy’s capital city of Rome. Now that she’s officially part of the AIFS alumni community, Azucena can reflect on her January Term study abroad experience in Rome.

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‘We will create the programs our students want’ - Lauren Taylor, the DA Online

Ray Schroeder

Gordon Gee said that WVU is adapting to become “a modern land-grant” institution through “Academic Transformation" during his State of the University Address at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday. He said the University will create new programs in the future based on feedback from students, alumni and faculty members.

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

In fact, the graduation rate for STEM majors in liberal arts colleges tends to be quite high–because faculty work hard to ensure that students interested in the sciences actually make it through these difficult majors. Nevermind that the drop-out rate from STEM majors is very high, especially at large universities. Former U.S.

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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The number of master’s degree and doctoral degree programs continues to grow and the faculty is achieving national and international recognition for its research. Smith-Jackson Over the course of more than 30 years as a faculty person and researcher, Dr. Godfrey A. We have faculty from outside the College of Engineering.