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Vet Students Apply Now!

Dec 16, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Grants, Student Grants

Applications are being accepted now for the Dr. Michael McElvaine PrideVMC Veterinary Student Leadership Grant! 🏳️‍🌈 Thanks to the generosity of Hill's Pet Nutrition, VCA Animal Hospitals, and Zoetis, Pride VMC is proud to offer the newly...

Hallmark Backtracks After Pulling Ads Showing Lesbian Wedding

Dec 16, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Events

The Hallmark Channel has backtracked after pulling ads that showed a lesbian couple kissing, saying it was the "wrong decision." This article was first published on 12.16.19 by Khaleda Rahman on newsweek.com. The channel sparked outrage after it bowed to pressure from...

‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise

Dec 16, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Pronouns

A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning. This article was first published on December 10. 2019 by Amy Harmon on nytimes.com. Merriam-Webster announced the pronoun “they” as its word of the year on Tuesday,...

Brands Need To Remember Diversity And Inclusion Is A Leadership Issue

Dec 3, 2019 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education

Companies looking to create a more inclusive and diverse work environment need to search for solutions internally and at the top, according to entrepreneurs and founders speaking at the Forbes Under 30 Summit Europe. This article was originally published on December...

Survey of 167 countries shows tolerance toward LGBT people rising globally

Dec 3, 2019 | Education

LONDON – LGBT people have seen a rise in tolerance in almost every region of the world over the last decade, according to an index released on Monday. This article was originally published by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION on japantimes.co. Iceland was named as the most...

HRC Foundation Launches Leadership Program for Black and Latinx Trans Women and Non-Binary People

Dec 3, 2019 | Education

This article by Elliot Kozuch first appeared on November 5, 2019 on HRC.org. HRC Foundation over the weekend welcomed the first cohort of Elevate: A Fellowship Advancing Public Health Leadership for Transgender Women of Color. TenBlack and Latinx transgender women and...

Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help

Sep 19, 2019 | Education

A recent story appeared on NPR describing the alarming uptick in suicides among Veterinarians due to the stress and strain of the job. Here's an excerpt: Dr. Carrie Jurney is on the board of an online organization that works to prevent suicides. It's called Not One...

Diversity and Inclusion on Air: Conversations about Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine

Jun 28, 2019 | Education

In fall of 2015, AAVMC launched Diversity & Inclusion on Air: Conversations about Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine. Although there has been in an increase in the amount of diversity programming hosted by AAVMC, its...

“A Reason to Live: HIV and Animal Companions”

Jun 28, 2019 | Education

Vicki Hutton captures the healing power of the human-animal bond through personal stories of survivors of the AIDS pandemic. During a time of stigma and self-hatred, and before effective therapies, animal companionship was the...

Join OVC at Toronto Pride

May 27, 2019 | Education, Pride

The Ontario Veterinary College’s Pride Veterinary Medical Community (VMC) Club invites you to march with us on June 23rd, 2019 at the Toronto Pride Parade! EVERYONE is welcomed to this event, as we will be representing OVC and the veterinary profession. This is a...