CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center is like a second home to many students at the University of Illinois. So accepting an award applauding
In a TikTok video, Chloe Benton, a mom of a biracial baby, responded to comments that she should have genetic testing done because the baby doesn't look anything like the father. But this mom doesn't owe anyone an explanation, and it's time people stop commenting on others' skin tones.
Chloe Benton, who graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, has been named a 2022 GEM Ph.D. Engineering and Science Fellow by the National GEM Consortium. She is an intern with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Benton will begin her doctoral studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder in the fall. Her fellowship will include a first-year stipend, additional funding from her graduate institution and full tuition and fees up to the fifth year of the Ph.D. program. The National GEM Consortium, one of the nation’s most competitive fellowship programs for graduate study in the STEM fields, has a mission to increase the participation of underrepresented groups at all levels of graduate study in engineering and science.
The Pinellas County School District is desperately in need of mentors to help serve as a role model in student’s lives. Districtwide there are hundreds of students on waiting lists hoping to be paired up with an adult and a need for up 1,800 volunteers.