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Urban Universities for HEALTH: Collaborating to Advance Health Equity
Not all Americans have the same opportunities to live in good health. Evidence shows that individuals identifying as minorities suffer...
Jun 23, 2017


Web-Based Toolkit Helps Universities Advance Community Health Equity
More than 60 million Americans live in areas without enough health care providers to meet demand – primarily in minority and low-income...
Jun 2, 2017


What Can Leaders Do to Improve Campus Climate?
In late 2015, the University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigned after weeks of student protests. What were the students’...
May 15, 2017


Supporting Minority Postdocs
Nearly 50 years ago, the National Academies described postdocs as the “invisible university,” because their contributions to cutting-edge...
Apr 7, 2017


Diverse Faculty Hiring: Promising Practices
A diverse faculty body is essential for excellence in research, teaching, service, and patient care, and contributes to a climate of...
Jan 27, 2017


“An Unstoppable Force for Good”
“If you want to build a world class city, build a great university and wait 200 years.” University of Texas at Austin President Gregory...
Nov 18, 2016


Advancing Equity in STEM through Engagement
Photo Credit: Georgia State University How do we best advance equity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)? While we’ve...
Mar 3, 2015
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