Purdue CVM receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity AwardNovember 3, 2017The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine recently was awarded the 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The award is a national honor recognizing U.S. veterinary medical, medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing, and allied health schools that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. "This recognition spotlights the tremendous effort that our faculty, staff and students have put forward in creating a climate and educational setting that truly supports all aspects of diversity and inclusion," said Dr. Kauline Cipriani, Purdue Veterinary Medicine director for diversity and inclusion. "It is no small achievement to be one of the first veterinary colleges nationally to receive the Health Professions HEED Award." The award is open to all colleges and universities across the US. Applications cover all aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. One of the goals of the application process is to help institutions of higher education assess their diversity efforts in order to build on their success and improve where necessary. "This award makes an important statement about the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine being …
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Scholarship with preference for male vet students gets Australian vet school in hot waterFebruary 9, 2017If a veterinary school offers a scholarship that favors men, is that sexism? It’s a debate the University of Sydney is finding itself in after they sent out a notification about their $20,000 Professor Marsh Edwards AO Scholarship. According to the website Stuff, this scholarship was offered to postgraduate veterinary medicine students for the first time in 2017, but there were certain preferences.
