Students from underrepresented groups are being recruited by New Mexico State University and California State University-Chico for a new program aimed at helping them join the nation's food and agricultural sciences workforce.
Students from underrepresented groups are being recruited by New Mexico State University and California State University-Chico for a new program aimed at helping them join the nation s food and agricultural sciences workforce. The joint program will train more students from minority groups for competitive agriculture careers. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford, associate professor of animal science at New Mexico State University and the program s director, said 40% to 50% of undergraduates at both universities studying animal sciences are of Hispanic descent, but it drops to 13% at the graduate level. .
If it s "woke," "trendy," or has anything to do with race and diversity, it appears Gov. Ron DeSantis wants no part of it in Florida. From signing what was dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act" to prohibit teaching certain concepts related to race, the DeSantis administration has now asked state colleges and universities for information about what resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as what some call "critical race theory." Matthew Lata, Florida State University chapter president for United Faculty of Florida, said he thinks the governor is following a conservative trend to gain political points, regardless of the outcome or legal challenges. .
A New Mexico State University initiative aims to help secure the future of a pair of centuries-old practices in the state: herding sheep and weaving their wool into designs, both spectacular and utilitarian.
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