2018 CVM News: Culture of inclusion yields diverse student cohorts

Abstract

This news item is about: Academia has a well-known diversity problem and the field of public health is no exception. But at Cornell, the new Master of Public Health program has successfully recruited diverse cohorts for its first two classes. Toni Thibeaux, the program coordinator, credits their success to a strong culture of inclusion a cross the program. She recently presented their diversity and inclusion strategies at the 2018 annual meeting of the Association of Schools and Programs for Public Health.