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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The AAMC has also predicted a shortage of 86,000 American physicians by the year 2036, and Louisiana is anticipated to rank third on the shortage list by 2030. Just 6% of physicians identify as Latinx, but Latinx Americans are 19% of the population and the fastest growing demographic.

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Anti-DEI and the Future of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Minoritized students will account for more than 50% of the US population of high school graduates as soon as 2036 , according to a 2020 report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Additionally, the racial demographics of school age populations grow increasingly diverse. Another important aspect of diversity is ability.

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SCOTUS Delivers a “Well-Done” Decision: Rare Justice for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And while the focus of the fellowship and our time at Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS, is centered on the state's history, legislation, and future of early childhood education, it is not lost on us how this historic decision will impact the class of 2036 this year’s kindergarten class. To the Supreme Court, we say, “Well done.”