Webinar - Land-Grant Institutions and Food Systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives

April 23, 2019 Rich Pirog<$author.email>

What are organizations and administrators working with land-grant institutions across the country doing to address inequities present since the inception of these institutions?

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)

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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"

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