Tag: UCI
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Black History Month Health Events Look at Race Bias
By Dianne Anderson Long before race bias in health systems was trending, Ernesta Wright was pushing advocacy, trying to debunk some of the myths that keep the community from getting the healthcare they need. Then and now, her concern was to bring the facts to the community for informed decision-making, and learn the best options ... -
UCI Nursing Readies for HBCU Students
By Dianne Anderson In just 22 years, people of color are projected to become the majority of Americans, even though the medical field nowhere near reflects that level of diversity in nursing, especially for Black nurses. At last count, the Registered Nurse workforce was made up of 80.6% White, 6.7% African American; 7.2% Asian and ... -
UCI to host African American Art Song Alliance Conference
If early African American classical music composers such as Scott Joplin, who went bankrupt trying to promote his 1911 opera “Treemonisha,” had been better received by white audiences – particularly philanthropists – the history of American music might be much different than it is today. In the early 20th century, up to and including the ... -
LEAD ABC Supports Black Medical Students and Patients
By Dianne Anderson Whatever the health equity category, the Black community continues at two to three times more likely to die than whites, which is prompting more research to show that it’s not by accident, but more by design. Disparities across healthcare for Black patients over the decades is not an unfamiliar conversation for Dr. ... -
UCI Race Curriculum Requirement, Diversity Scholarship
By Dianne Anderson As far as definitions go, at various points in history slavery was considered legal, as was Jim Crow “colored only” access, voting restrictions, lynchings targeting Blacks, and segregated schools and jobs. Students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law will soon be mulling over such erudite questions around societal law, ... -
Fostering Foster Youth Success at UCI
by Lilibeth Garcia, UCI UCI program serves as a support network for students without one For students new to UCI, the enormity of the campus, the vast variety of resources and the quick pacing of the quarter system can be intimidating. They often rely on a network of friends and family members for help adapting ... -
L. Song Richardson New dean of UCI School of Law
Distinguished legal scholar and teacher L. Song Richardson is the new dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law, becoming the only woman of color to serve in this role among U.S. News & World Report’s top 30 law schools. “Song Richardson is a brilliant scholar and inspirational leader, and we are excited that ...
