University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hoping to become just the second historically Black college to have a veterinary school in the U.S. by 2026.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hoping to become just the second historically Black college to have a veterinary school in the U.S. by 2026.

Dr. Vernard Hodges and Dr. Terrence Ferguson are a part of the only 2% of Black veterinarian doctors practicing across the U.S. The pair have been friends for nearly three decades, and much like ...

Shania Allison is the first LIU recipient of a scholarship to help young Black adults become veterinarians — a job where 90% of practitioners are white.

Students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine are working to change the statistic that shows only 1.2 percent of veterinarians in the United States are Black.

Nationally, only 1.2% of veterinarians are Black. ... Co-owner Dr. Kevin Scruggs says they plan to mentor other people of color who are interested in becoming a veterinarian through internships ...

People struggling with their own food or housing insecurity may have a hard time affording food for their pets, let alone veterinary care, grooming and other needs. "There can be layers of ...

It’s hard to believe you can be what you cannot see. And one of the least diverse professions in America is veterinary medicine. It’s a long-standing issue. In 2013, veterinary medicine was the ...

Dr. Terrence Ferguson and Dr. Vernard Hodges, HBCU graduates and veterinarians, opened the Critter Fixer practice in Byron, Ga., in 1999.

Black people were in an uproar, and white commentators quickly tried to denounce any culpability of the all-white veterinarian team linking the tragedy to actions of racism.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hoping to become just the second historically Black college to have a veterinary school in the U.S. by 2026.