Texas A&M VMBS Receives Sixth Consecutive Excellence In Diversity Award
The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has received INSIGHT into Diversity’s Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the sixth consecutive year. The Health Professions HEED Award recognizes U.S. colleges of the health sciences that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The VMBS is one […]
Texas A&M CVMBS Recognized With Fifth Consecutive HEED Award For Diversity, Inclusion Efforts
For the fifth year in a row, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) has been honored for its commitment to diversity and inclusion with a Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. One of only two veterinary colleges in the United States to […]
CVMBS’ Aggie ACHIEVE Course Provides Valuable Learning Opportunities For Students With Disabilities
When the students first saw the two massive, black-as-night Percheron draft horses, their faces filled with excitement and joy. Some of them had never interacted with a horse and they couldn’t wait to approach the gentle giants. These young adults were visiting the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) as members […]
CVMBS Veterinary Pathologist Promotes Diversity, Inclusion Within Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Yava Jones-Hall, an associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), is leading in the field of veterinary medicine as the only veterinarian selected for CrossTalk’s list of 100 inspiring Black scientists in America. Created to encourage and emphasize the importance of diversity in science, the list offers […]
CVMBS Receives Fourth Consecutive HEED Award For Commitment To Diversity, Inclusion
From an integrated and inclusive curriculum to initiatives that make higher education accessible to students at all levels and training opportunities for faculty and staff, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) commitment to celebrating diversity and inclusion is multifaceted. For the CVMBS’ efforts over the years, the college has been […]
Texas A&M CVM Celebrates Diversity With New Video Campaign
“I am CVM. You are CVM. We are CVM.” A new campaign by the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is celebrating diversity with short video testimonials by faculty, staff, and students that highlight the uniqueness of each person and their connecting factor—that they are all CVM. But what does it […]
CVM Doctoral Programs Strive To Enhance Diversity In Biomedical Sciences
Two graduate programs housed within the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) will take part in the new campus-wide Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) to increase recruitment and retention of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students from underrepresented populations. The initiative, created to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences, is supported by […]
CVM Office for Diversity & Inclusion Introduces ‘I AM CVM’ Project
The CVM Office for Diversity & Inclusion wants to spotlight the college’s faculty, staff, and students by having you share some of the characteristics that make you uniquely you. As part of the “I AM CVM” project, the office is seeking 40 members of the CVM community to share a 2- to 3-sentence personal narrative that speaks to […]
Texas A&M CVM Recognized With Third Consecutive Diversity Award
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is one of only two colleges of veterinary medicine in the nation to be named a third consecutive recipient of the 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The national honor, announced Oct. 15, recognizes U.S. […]
Rogers Addresses Diversity, Inclusion During College Hour
Dr. Kenita Rogers, executive associate dean and director of diversity and inclusion at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), shared her thoughts on what diversity and inclusion mean to the CVM, ways the CVM has successfully incorporated those ideas into the campus climate, and areas of improvement she and her staff are focused […]
