Webinar - Land-Grant Institutions and Food Systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives
April 23, 2019 Rich Pirog
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This webinar discusses historical disparities between 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant institutions as well as current efforts to create a more equitable food system through food and agricultural programs for historically marginalized groups.
Presenters
- President Barry H. Dunn, South Dakota State University
- Dr. Robert Zabawa, Research Professor of Agricultural and Social Sciences at Tuskegee University (Alabama)
- Dr. Jodi Williams, National Program Leader, Food Safety at USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
This webinar aired on April 17, 2019.
Related Publications
Land-Grant But Unequal: State One-to-one Match Funding for 1890 Land-Grant Universities
by John Michael Lee, Jr., Ph.D., Vice President of APLU and Samaad Wes Keys, Program Assistant at APLU
Download "Land-Grant But Unequal"
The Wokini Initiative: A Strategic Investment to Better Serve the Dakota and Lakota Residents of South Dakota
by Barry H. Dunn, President South Dakota State University
Download "The Wokini Initiative"
Related Links
South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn: Fulfilling our mission in providing access to all – new program serves American Indians in South Dakota
Read on the APLU site
A deeper Challenge of Change: The role of land-grant universities in assessing and ending structural racism in the US food system
Read the full report
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