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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

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institutions, and they do so successfully, facilitating the upward mobility of the majority of their students. The 51,000 students who graduated from HBCUs in 2021 can expect to earn $146 billion over the course of their careers, 57 percent more than they would earn without a degree or certificate.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

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Her follow-up book, released in June of 2021, is: Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm. Her work or interviews have been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NPR, PBS, and The BBC, among many other forums.

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FASHP Declares A National Crisis in Low Number of Men of Color in Health Care Professions

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Of more than 6,500 2021 U.S. Of more than 6,500 2021 U.S. Of more than 20,000 2021-22 U.S. Of 824 2021-22 U.S. Meanwhile, the 2021 graduating class of veterinary medical students included only 0.6% West, secretary for FASHP and president of the American Dental Education Association. dental school graduates, 48.4%

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Opal Lee to Receive Honorary Degree

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She led a national grassroots campaign that resulted in the 2021 establishment of Juneteenth, the June 19 federal holiday. Candice Lucas-Bledsoe, director of the Action Research Center in Dallas and SMU Cox Executive Education facilitator, will moderate the discussion. Gerald Turner.

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Humanity in Healthcare Emphasized in Youth Career Pathways Partnership

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On January 7, 2021, my Mom, Vanessa Bright, suffered a stroke in the kitchen of her home while my Dad and I were there. So much that in my last conversation with her on the night of January 16, 2021; she told me that she wanted to write a book on “humanity in healthcare”; adding that “they ought to treat folk humanely”.

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WVU Faculty to Vote on No Confidence Resolution for Gee

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Gordon Gee’s ability to responsibly, honestly, and effectively lead, facilitate, and participate in decision-making related to any institutional transformation or restructuring at this university,” the resolution said. The University Assembly of West Virginia University has no confidence in President E. Gee responded in a news release.

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Emory University and College of the Muscogee Nation Receive $2.4 Million to Support Native and Indigenous Studies

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In September 2021, Emory acknowledged that it was founded in 1836 on land that the Muscogee Nation had ceded to the U.S. I am excited about continuing to get to know one another, to walk together and to facilitate the relationship between Muscogee people and their homelands.” government 15 years earlier.