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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

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A renowned injury prevention expert and pediatric emergency physician, she will serve as Chief Medical Officer for Safe Kids Worldwide and Associate Division Chief of Academic Affairs and Research at Children's National Hospital. Watching her accomplish her goals, watching her joy," declared Kendi, "is one of the ultimate joys of my life."

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Berg Appointed UC Davis School of Law Dean

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Jessica Berg “The School of Law and overall university’s commitment to serving first-generation students, to social justice, and to academic and scholarly excellence all attracted me to this position,” she said. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.

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Saint Louis University Launches Institute for Translational Neuroscience

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Saint Louis University (SLU) has launched its Institute for Translational Neuroscience (ITN), which will connect experts in biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, social justice, and community outreach to study the brain and central nervous system.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

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The 15 schools make up one cohort – of seven – that is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) $60 million Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative, which asks schools to substantially and sustainably capacity-build towards student belonging, especially for those historically excluded from the sciences.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

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Awaiting them in the program are two tracks: one on the science of cannabis and the other on the social justice and policy around cannabis. adults in favor of legalization at 88% – 59% supported legalization for both medical and recreational use. Similarly in 2022, the Pew Research Center put the percentage of U.S.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

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His work in the academy includes various stints in project management, student affairs, development, and fundraising roles at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tuskegee University, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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For the Common Good

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Health inequity is the social justice issue of our time.” Understanding the social justice component, four professors at Sacred Heart University — Drs. “We’re diversifying the healthcare workforce. The more diversity you have in the healthcare workforce, the better access you’re going to have for patients.