The HEED Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Baltimore, Md. – The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) has received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the fifth consecutive year that UMSON has been named a HEED Award recipient.
The HEED Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. UMSON will be featured, along with 64 other recipients, in the December 2022 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
“At the University of Maryland School of Nursing, our vision and goal have always been to distinguish ourselves not only as providing excellent nursing education but as being at the forefront of excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion,” said Jeffrey Ash, EdD, assistant professor and associate dean for diversity and inclusion. “To that end, receiving this Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for the fifth consecutive year, for half a decade straight, affirms our relentless pursuit of and commitment and unwavering dedication to maintaining and building upon that combined excellence. This is no less than critical in preparing the next generation of nursing leaders.”