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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alvin Poussaint For more than five decades, Poussaint served as a beacon of change at Harvard Medical School (HMS), where he worked as faculty associate dean for student affairs and founding director of the HMS Office of Recruitment & Multicultural Affairs.

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See which state is the latest to erase DEI

University Business

Likewise, the University of Idaho had been directed to close its centers focused on Black, female and LGBTQIA+ identities, as well as its office of multicultural affairs. The Idaho State Board of Education voted to ban diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, across its public colleges and universities.

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College Possible Washington campus tours spark student applications to local universities

College Forward

At UW Seattle, the event was enhanced with a personal welcome from the Office of Multicultural Affairs, followed by a tour from one of their ambassadors. The highlight for me was seeing the students so engaged in their surroundings,” says Megan, a College Possible AmeriCorps coach.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Maria and Anthony

Campus Groups

This includes Student Activities (The Ohio State University College of Medicine), Student Involvement and Inclusion, and Student Involvement and Multicultural Affairs (Columbus College of Arts and Design). She also worked in Multicultural Student Access and Retention at Ohio University. The flexibility CG offers is amazing.