Roseman University Medical School Expanding DEI Program

Roseman University Medical School Expanding DEI Program

Somehow, this is even worse when it’s a medical school. It’s no place for progressive politics.

Campus Reform reports:

Roseman University medical school will expand DEI program despite Trump administration directives

Roseman University College of Medicine, Nevada’s newest medical school, is expanding its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming in 2025 despite new federal directives targeting such initiatives.

The school’s ASPIRE program began in 2020, but Roseman confirms additional phases are still being rolled out. “As the College of Medicine grows its collaborative relationships in the community with organizations located in North and West Las Vegas, the other tiers of ASPIRE will be implemented,” the program’s website states.

The program aims to “increase the diversity of the physician workforce by exposing and providing learning opportunities for students traditionally underrepresented in medicine,” beginning as early as elementary school.

This continuation comes after President Trump signed Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 in January, which directed federal agencies and grant recipients—including private universities that accept federal funding—to dismantle DEI programs and end practices deemed discriminatory

The U.S. Department of Education reinforced those directives in a February notice warning that schools could face penalties if they maintained race-based programming. Because Roseman receives federal grants and student aid, its initiatives fall under these restrictions.

In the 2022–2023 academic year, about 23 percent of its undergraduates received Pell Grants averaging $6,012, while 32% received grant aid of some kind averaging $7,009, and nearly 80% relied on federal student loans averaging $13,623. The university also accepts direct federal research support: in August 2023 its EMPOWERED maternal health program received an $894,497 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Roseman’s 2021–2026 strategic plan identifies “diversity” as one of six institutional goals. It pledges to “ensure a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment in which students, faculty and staff realize a sense of belonging.”

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