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Jun 23, 2017
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 2, 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...


May 15, 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’...


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


Jan 27, 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...


Nov 18, 2016
“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...


Mar 3, 2015
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...
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