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Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unfortunately, experiences like these are all too common in healthcare today. Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis The stakes are particularly high in healthcare settings, where these biases can significantly impact patient outcomes and care. Healthcare practitioners from diverse backgrounds face similar microaggressions.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Community Book Drive For this service-learning project example, students organize a book drive to collect winter reading materials for libraries, shelters, or literacy programs, helping promote learning and escape through books.

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“The future of healthcare”: How one college may have the leg-up on student wellness

University Business

While UCI has practiced integrative healthcare for over 20 years, the new institute triples the flagship space, buoyed by a $200 million donation from Susan and Henry Samueli. ” The institute is the latest addition the BraveNet Collaborative , a practice-based research network encompassing 25 institutions worldwide. .

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

University Business

The University of Pennsylvania’s Eidos LGBTQ+ Health initiative invites its schools, colleges and even third-party telehealth companies to address the current cultural gaps in healthcare that preclude its professionals from adequately caring for a growing demographic of the U.S. population. Additionally, only 0.1%

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Do college degrees lead to better jobs? Typically, yes

University Business

Other sources of good jobs on the bachelor’s track include these occupations groups: education, training and library; healthcare professional and technical; and computer and mathematical science. The overall median earnings for those ages 25-64 who hold a good job are $82,000.

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New Findings Highlight Borrowers' Student Loan Repayment Challenges and Impact on Key Milestones (Laurel Road)

Higher Education Inquirer

Low Levels of Confidence in Repayment Strategies Navigating student loan repayment is a complicated process, requiring borrowers to understand available options, conduct thorough research to identify loan management opportunities, and select the most appropriate repayment plan or forgiveness program. NEW YORK , Jan.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today, of course, those professions include communication, journalism, hotel and restaurant management, library science, nursing, psychology, social work, and much more. Is it possible to sharply increase stipends, salaries, and benefits for graduate students, post-docs, and research assistants while maintaining their numbers?