College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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  MSU alum Dr. Jennifer Brown is now the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education at U.C.-Riverside

  Published on February 5, 2021
  After earning her Ph.D. in Horticulture at MSU, Jennifer Brown has had a full and thriving career in higher education.

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  International conversations to learn more about Central and South American countries

  Published on February 3, 2021
  Belizean, Costa Rican and Brazilian panelists share more about their warm and welcoming cultures.

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  MSU awarded USDA-NIFA grant to support Native American students in agriculture

  Published on December 16, 2020
  The $140K Growing Native American Student Pathways into Agriculture will expand opportunities and support systems for Indigenous students at MSU.

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  Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight – Chad Papa

  Published on December 11, 2020
  Ph.D. Candidate, Chad Papa, studies savanna-forest transitions in West Africa and greenhouse gas emissions in the US forestry sector

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  MSU Forestry partners with Detroit-based institutions to expand natural resources education

  Published on December 3, 2020
  The Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry is establishing relationships with Detroit learning institutions ECOTEK and University Prep Science & Math: High School (UPSM) to further education and diversity in natural resources.

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  MSU student helps create inclusive space for her peers

  Published on November 19, 2020
  Nevaeh Marshall was awarded a CANR ODEI scholarship for her work in sharing Native traditions and creating welcoming environments for others.

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  CANR names Roloff to lead Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

  Published on November 17, 2020
  Gary Roloff, Ph.D., named chairperson for the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

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  Grad Spotlight: Camila Alvayay-Torrejon

  Published on November 16, 2020
  Camila is a second-year student in the Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) Ph.D. program.

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  Michigan’s Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Build a Connected System to Serve Tribal Communities

  Published on November 13, 2020
  In 2018, NIFA awarded the two-year, $200,000 MILES grant to Bay Mills Community College and MSU Extension to help continue to build a foundation of connection, collaboration and learning between Michigan’s four land grant colleges and universities.

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  Fulfilling a family legacy

  Published on October 6, 2020
  Dionardo Pizaña has spent two decades as a diversity, equity and inclusion specialist for Michigan State University Extension, fulfilling a family legacy of work in this area.

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  Building diversity, equity, and inclusion capacity for extension educators across the United States

  Published on September 30, 2020
  MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and MSU Extension are collaborating in Michigan and nationwide to better serve BIPOC students, community members and colleagues.

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  Jill Cruth: Creating a sense of belonging

  Published on September 25, 2020
  Jill Cruth, academic program coordinator in the Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is committed to making students feel welcome and offering personal and professional support.

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  Mary Hausbeck: An advocate for students

  Published on September 25, 2020
  Mary Hausbeck, University Distinguished Professor in the Michigan State University Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, draws on her early experience as a graduate student at MSU to support current students.

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  Empowering minorities through academic and career advancement

  Published on September 25, 2020
  Michigan State University is home to the founding chapter of MANRRS, an organization dedicated to increasing the minority representation in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences.

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  Gary Roloff: Increasing academic opportunities

  Published on September 25, 2020
  Gary Roloff, professor in the Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, sees diversity, equity and inclusion as critical to developing effective leaders in STEM.

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  Katie James: Committed to change

  Published on September 25, 2020
  Katie James, research administrator and graduate secretary in the Michigan State University Department of Forestry, is committed to educating herself and others about diversity, equity and inclusion.

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  MSU entomologist leads training for Latino/a farmers, receives new $600K USDA grant

  Published on September 23, 2020
  MSU's La Cosecha (a Spanish word for harvest) program, which provides training for first- and next-generation Latino/a farmers in Michigan, has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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  Taking steps to use the MSU Land Acknowledgement more broadly

  Published on September 23, 2020
  Understanding the history of the land that MSU resides on is part of an ongoing journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion.

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  A meaningful conversation with the creator of CANR’s ‘You Belong Here’ campaign

  Published on September 22, 2020
  A question-and-answer session with Shedra Rakestraw, who was the interim assistant director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for CANR from February 2020 to September 2020.

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  Spanish-language videos help dairy farms prevent COVID-19 spread

  Published on September 22, 2020
  MSU Extension team responds to crisis in Michigan