The American Nurses Association will introduce its new Racial Reckoning Statement in September. Connie Nguyen-Truong, associate professor of nursing at WSU Vancouver, played a key role in the development of the statement. She was invited to be a discussant/consultant for national listening sessions and an all-day summit feedback session, helping to provide historical and contemporary […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 DEADLINE – ACT SOON! Study.com Student Scholarships were designed to help make higher education more accessible by easing some of the financial burden placed on college students. Each of these scholarships offers a $500 academic award to its winner, and has an application deadline of September 1st. Here are the featured scholarships: Study.com Single Parent […]
Associate Professor Connie Nguyen-Truong, of the WSU College of Nursing in Vancouver, has designed and is offering two new professional workshops on subjects related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is collaborating on this initiative with WSU Vancouver Building a Community of Equity (BaCE), the College of Nursing DEI Advisory Council, and the College of […]
The 2022-2023 Excelsior Wellness Equity Scholarship application is now open. As a leader in our community who strives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in public systems, Excelsior Wellness is committed to change systems from within for racial and ethnic minorities pursuing advanced degrees in criminal justice, education, and healthcare. We believe a diverse workforce […]
Gonzaga University’s Health Law Society and University of Washington medical students invite College of Nursing faculty and students to a panel discussion on “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Crisis Standards of Care & Health Inequities.” Speakers from a number of backgrounds will discuss topics such as vaccine mandates, crisis standards of care and bioethics-related religious exemptions, to […]
Two new resources for improving anti-racism and inclusion in higher ed have been added to the DEI page of our website. These links come to us courtesy of Trymaine Gaither, Special Assistant to the Provost for Inclusive Excellence, and David Garcia, Assistant Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion at the College of Medicine: Resources The […]
Associate Professor Connie K.Y. Nguyen-Truong, of the WSU College of Nursing in Vancouver, has designed and is offering three professional workshops on subjects related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is collaborating on this initiative with WSU Vancouver Building a Community of Equity (BaCE), the College of Nursing DEI Advisory Council, and the College of […]
Greetings and Happy New Year! The office of Washington State University’s Native American Health Sciences, and the new Center for Native American Health, would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your continued support, partnership, and efforts to help make our work a success. Because of supporters like you, students from across the Pacific Northwest […]
For those who were not able to attend the WSU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Summit last week, here is a link to watch the recording with the attached PPT slides. Below are resources or programs that were mentioned during the Summit. There was a lot of great information shared, including recent legislation that will […]
This interactive session is designed to be a safe, brave and welcoming space for Building a Community of Equity (BaCE) Program participants to explore concepts of cultural safety, restorative justice and cultural humility; shifting and shared power; and their relevancy in research and scholarship, teaching, service and practice to advance health equity. There is a CE opportunity.