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UMass Boston Chancellor Jo Ann Gora highlights BBN in her 2003 Convocation Address

BBN welcomes its first class

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A Workforce Diversity Grant in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences

image of lab coatsBringing the Best to Nursing (BBN) is a unique program to recruit, retain and graduate high-quality minority and economically disadvantaged nursing students.

Goals of the BBN Program:

  • Enhance recruitment of minority nurses
  • Provide support to retain and graduate diverse nurses
  • Prepare nurses to work with underserved urban populations
  • Provide stipends to eligible students
  • Maximize academic potential
  • Support diversity in students with promise
  • Provide support to retain and graduate nurses who are racially and ethnically diverse

Apply to the BBN Program