Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine Puts DEI Front and Center in Veterinary Education

April 19, 2022

Members of the inaugural Vet Up! College graduating class at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (PVM) don their new white coats alongside PVM teaching assistants, faculty, and staff, including Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence Latonia Craig (second row, far left) and Dean Willie Reed (second row, far right) at a special graduation ceremony in the PVM Medical Library in West Lafayette, Indiana on June 28, 2019.
Members of the inaugural Vet Up! College graduating class at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (PVM) don their new white coats alongside PVM teaching assistants, faculty, and staff, including Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence Latonia Craig (second row, far left) and Dean Willie Reed (second row, far right) at a special graduation ceremony in the PVM Medical Library in West Lafayette, Indiana on June 28, 2019.

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Writer(s): Mariah Bohanon | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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