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Seeking Equity in Healthcare Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I hope to design, create and implement a variety of innovative, interdisciplinary arts and community-engaged pedagogy that will bridge that gap between critical disability studies and healthcare education by preparing healthcare students to be cognizant of, and opposed to, oppressive, ableist healthcare attitudes and practices.”

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. The institute will focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global African diaspora issues, including studies on race, technology, climate change, and systemic disparities. Board of Education decision.

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Aesthete Explores Equity in Disability Studies, Healthcare Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I hope to design, create and implement a variety of innovative, interdisciplinary arts and community-engaged pedagogy that will bridge that gap between critical disability studies and healthcare education by preparing healthcare students to be cognizant of, and opposed to, oppressive, ableist healthcare attitudes and practices.”

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NSF Leaders Discuss Investments in AI Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Efforts to research, improve, and democratize artificial intelligence (AI) for use in numerous fields are underway, according to experts from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Marginalized groups are also being encouraged to partake in such research, by way of the NSF ExpandAI program, Ilumoka said.

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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They support nearly 400,000 jobs and fuel research and innovation in fields ranging from medicine to AI. We must insist that our lawmakers repeal harmful bans, enforce accessibility standards, and expand pathways to citizenship and healthcare. International students, meanwhile, contribute more than $40 billion annually to the U.S.

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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research. Their work creates new products, companies, a trained workforce and jobs.

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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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