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NYSADC Receives ADEA Grant to Increase Faculty Diversity

The New York State Academic Dental Centers is one of seven recipients of grants in the amount of $250,000 over six years to increase the number of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in academic dentistry. The grants will help develop careers of URM/Low Income (LI) junior faculty. NYSADC will receive the grant through the American Dental Education Association Minority Dental Faculty Development Program (MDFD) which is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Grant funding will be used primarily for direct educational assistance to increase the number of URM students recruited to and entering dental academic careers, and to establish academic partnerships that facilitate advanced training and career development. The NYSADC member institutions will create formal mentoring programs, academic partnerships, and community-based practices and projects to attract, nurture and support the development of URM/LI academicians and researchers.