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Diversity Digest: Summer 2023 Edition

 

性视界's Diversity Digest
 

The Diversity Digest is a quarterly newsletter highlighting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives launched by 性视界and member schools of nursing. Please send details about your school's DEI initiatives to cdowning@aacnnursing.orgVisit the 性视界website for more information on AACN’s DEI priorities.

In This Edition:

  • Featured Article: Nurses as Advocates for LGBTQIA+ Policy Change
  • School Spotlight: Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
  • 性视界Faculty Scholars Grant Program Deadline Approaching
  • Registration Open for AACN's 2024 Diversity Symposium
  • New SCOTUS Decision Resource Page
  • ...and more!
 

Congratulations to Our 2023

Diversity Leadership Institute Graduates!

We are proud to announce the successful conclusion of this year's Diversity Leadership Institute! Our dedicated group of faculty members embraced the opportunity to explore and develop high-impact DEI strategies that they will implement at their schools of nursing.

The exciting variety of capstone presentations was a testament to the hard work and dedication of this year's participants. Participants explored a range of critical topics, including adapting nursing curriculum, building DEI capacity and inclusive excellence, faculty development and mentoring, DEI in the clinical setting, diverse student recruitment and retention, holistic admissions, and student mentorship, among others.

 

Nurses as Advocates for LGBTQIA+ Policy Change

June was celebrated nationwide as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Pride this year was significant as legislation attacking LGBTQIA+ Americans has reached record levels, more than doubling the number of bills introduced last year.

Recent Events

The American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 491 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills across the nation, and over 70 have already passed into law (ACLU, 2023). Education and health-related bills make up a large portion. While not exhaustive, these bills fall into several categories:

  • Access to healthcare, such as Medicaid for transgender adults and gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth, and reproductive rights attacks.
  • Public accommodations, such as banning transgender folks from using public restrooms and locker rooms.
  • Schools and education, such as forced outing bills, bans on transgender youth in sports, anti-DEI curriculum and training bans, “anti-woke” legislation, and bills targeting “divisive concepts” or critical race theory.
  • Free speech and expression, such as drag bans and book bans.
  • Civil rights, such as weakening nondiscrimination laws.

Why - and how - should nurses get involved? Read the full article here.

 

Using Art to Build Community in the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

By Dian Squire, PhD, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence

There are few better ways to explore the “art of nursing” than by spending time discussing famous artworks and visiting a local art museum. Over the course of the Spring 2023 semester, faculty, staff, and students at t