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Change From Within

Penn Nursing

What’s at stake is starkly pinpointed in Penn Nursing’s 2018 diversity action plan: “The importance of diversity to nursing science is incalculable. On silo hazards “ The work of DEI should not be only relegated to those of us in the profession who are ethnic minorities or from historically underrepresented populations.

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Thinking Historically

Penn Nursing

1990 The Center grants its first fellowships. The Bates Center launches the History, Health and the Humanities minor. 2018 The Center names The Joan E. Sidebar: Bates Center Timeline Read more Bates Center Timeline 1983 Ad hoc History Committee is appointed by Dean Claire Fagin. 2006 Ellen D.

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Investing In A Legacy Of Nutrition

Penn Nursing

Fall 2023 left to right Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, LDN, FASPEN; JoAnn Nallinger Grant, RN; and Charis Louis, BSN, RN, CPN, BMTCN, in 2018 Establishing the JoAnn Nallinger Grant Award was an act of love and an act of hope for Igor Grant, MD, as much as it was an act of generosity.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%. From 1987-2018, the number of associate degrees earned in the liberal arts and humanities grew by an average of 4.3%

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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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The federal government awarded a dozen minority-serving institutions (MSIs) $18.8 Despite more than half of public school students being students of color, only 25% of educators were teachers of color in 2018, according to the department. Additionally, the current makeup of teachers does not reflect the diversity of students.

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New Study Suggests Elite Colleges Should Reinstate SAT/ACT

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The University of Chicago went test-optional in 2018, just before the pandemic forced such decisions. All admissions decisions based exclusively or predominantly on SAT performance … appear to be biased against the African American minority group."

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Georgia State University Creates Program for Black Women in Tech

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Mack Robinson College of Business, created the program with a $500,000 grant from the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition. According to a 2018 study , researchers have looked to understand why many Black women may feel "they do not belong" in computing, examining the "unique experiences" they face of being Black and being a woman.