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Diversifying California’s Doctors

A new program seeks to create a pathway from California community colleges to medical schools. Advocates hope it will lead to a more diverse population of doctors and address acute physician shortages in some parts of the state.

HBCU Leaders Want More Federal Action After Threats

Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities are tired of waiting for results as an FBI investigation into campus bomb threats continues.

A Canceled Cancellation

University of Michigan handled controversy over a pro-life speaker at a ceremony for incoming medical students the right way, Scott Richard Lyons writes.

Abortion Ruling Prompts Legal Questions

Colleges are navigating murky legal territory on abortion issues following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Questions loom, but answers are scarce.

Studying Medicine in a Post-Roe America

Medical students in states where abortion is criminalized are already facing restrictions to their education, with major implications for the future of reproductive health care.

Hillsdale Leader’s Slurs of Teacher Preparation Stoke Tennessee Controversy

Michigan college’s president says teachers are trained in “dumbest parts of dumbest colleges.” Tennessee governor is assailed for working with Hillsdale and failing to defend teachers.

Graduating More Nurses

Plenty of students want to become nurses, but the nation’s institutions don’t have the capacity to teach or train them. A spate of innovative new programs across the U.S. is seeking to change that.

An HBCU in Predominantly White Surroundings?

Differences in opinion about the current role and future prospects of Lincoln University raise bigger questions about the HBCU’s historical identity and public image.