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Ex-Student Says NJ Medical School Discriminated Over Racial Labeling

A former student claims in a lawsuit that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey discriminated against him for the way he described his background in classroom discussions on cultural diversity.

May 12, 2009

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Admissions Outreach Efforts Pay Off for University of Missouri-Kansas City

The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s outreach to disadvantaged youths has landed it the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for volunteer service and civic engagement.

February 22, 2009

Leadership & Policy

UMDNJ Probing Extent of ‘KKK’ Hazing Incident

The president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey says the school is looking into whether more people were involved in an apparent racist hazing incident.

July 17, 2008

Leadership & Policy

UMDNJ Probing Extent of ‘KKK’ Hazing Incident

The president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey says the school is looking into whether more people were involved in an apparent racist hazing incident.

July 16, 2008

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What Higher Ed Is Doing Right … Or Wrong

It’s always interesting to review year to year which college and universities produce the most minority graduates in a given discipline, and furthermore, which universities occupy the No. 1 position for graduating the most students of color in any given field. Our annual “Top 100” undergraduate and graduate editions allow you to do that.

July 9, 2008

Faculty & Staff

The Heart of the Mission

As a top producer of minority health practitioners, a University of Illinois at Chicago program seeks to improve the quality of medical care in communities of color.

April 2, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Accreditation Is Restored for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, a top producer of minority doctors and dentists, has had its accreditation restored by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

March 18, 2008

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American Dental Association Investigating Allegations of Cheating at Universities

LOS ANGELES The nation’s largest dentist group is investigating allegations of students cheating on licensing exams at several universities, including three in Southern California, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

November 14, 2007

Students

Report says UMDNJ dean in Camden changed grades

TRENTON N.J. The former top administrator of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Camden medical school gave passing grades to unqualified students, potentially endangering their innocent patients, according to a federal monitor’s report.

September 23, 2007

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UNLV orthodontics program threatened with losing accreditation

LAS VEGAS A national commission has threatened to revoke the accreditation of the orthodontics program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas over concerns about the quality of its education.

August 14, 2007

Health

More students are entering health care fields of study

SIOUX FALLS S.D. More than 6,000 people are enrolled in health-related programs at South Dakota’s public universities and technical schools, but those in the know say that’s still not enough.

July 27, 2007

Health

Black Enrollment in Dental Schools Continues to Drop

WASHINGTON African American enrollment in dental schools declined for the third consecutive year, according to data recently released by the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) and the American Dental Association.

July 14, 2007