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Loyola students of color program draws federal complaint [Video]

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An award-winning “students of color” nursing program at Loyola University Chicago is now the subject of a federal civil rights complaint.

The Jesuit Catholic university won an “Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and Sustainability” award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

“One of the school’s signature efforts, the CARE Pathway to the BSN, provides support to students of color new to nursing school to facilitate baccalaureate degree-completion and overall student success,” the news release stated.

The “Collaboration, Access, Resources, and Equity) Pathway” is an “investment in the future of nursing,” according to the university. “By helping students underrepresented in nursing succeed in college, the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing is helping create a more diverse nursing workforce and ultimately better patient outcomes.”

It is supported with a $2.2 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

However, focusing on racial minorities may be illegal, according to Do No Harm, a medical …

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