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According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, November 8 represents the annual National First-Generation College Celebration "to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 ... Much like other hallmark legislation of that era, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, HEA was intended to help level a playing field that for too long had been weighed against Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds ...
American Association of Colleges of Nursing recognizes innovative approach to care
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today honored The Ohio State University College of Nursing with its 2021 Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award for the creation and execution of its Telehealth Wellness Hub and Wellness Partner Program. This award recognizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change.
HEED Award recognizes outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion
For the sixth year in a row, The Ohio State University College of Nursing has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Nurses have been rated the most honest and ethical professionals in America for 19 consecutive years, according to the Gallup Poll, and for good reason: We provide essential care and services in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, public health departments, schools and other settings in the best and worst of times.
Note from Pat Ford-Roegner, former CEO of the American Academy of Nursing:
College of Nursing-led study published in Nursing Administration Quarterly
A new study from The Ohio State University College of Nursing quantifies how the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with variable workplace wellness cultures and long shifts caring for patients, has severely impacted nurses working on the front lines.
The study was published online ahead-of-print in Nursing Administration Quarterly.
$3 million grant focused on parents of children born very premature
The National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) has awarded a prestigious R01 grant of over $3 million to a team of researchers focused on parents of children born very premature.
First-ever BSN rankings by U.S. News & World Report released
U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural rankings of the nation’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree programs places The Ohio State University College of Nursing among the best in the country.
By Drs. Jacqueline Hoying and Inga Zadvinskis
by Alexa Conrad
The health of Black women is disparate, and the dismantling of inequity in health care lies in the understanding that racial health disparity more often than not lies in racism, not race. The manifestation of systemic racism ranges from subtle to stark, with the collective outcomes of it perforating nearly every aspect of Black women’s health.