Samuel Guerrero, an Undergraduate Delta Scholar (2023 – 2024) from the University of Alabama, wrote an article in the Stennis Center for Public Service Review: Fall 2023, on the need for financial literacy education in U.S. public schools based on his experience as a financial major at university. Congratulations, Sam! Public Service Review: Fall 2023
Boston Conference (November 6-8, 2023)
Twelve Delta scholars and four faculty members from the Mississippi State University visited Boston from November 6-8, 2023 for the Boston Conference. The Delta Scholars program partner institutions, Harvard Law School and Brandeis University, hosted the scholars and faculty members on the first two days. The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health welcomed the group to our Longwood campus on November 8. The program started with the welcome…
What Rurality Can Teach Us About Relationships and Connections
Research in Rural Spaces: What Rurality Can Teach Us About Relationships and Connection. Sophie Hathaway, a second-year Master of Science Candidate at the Department of Global Health and Populations, and her reflections of her summer internship experience in the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi Today Interview with Dr. Bizu Gelaye and Dr. Jocelyn Chu
Q&A: Harvard Chan’s Program Leadership weighs in on improving Mississippi’s public health An interview with the Program Director of the Mississippi Delta Partnership in Public Health, Associate Professor Bizu Gelaye, and Instructor and Director of Community Engaged Learning Office of Education, Dr. Jocelyn Chu in Mississippi Today.
Oluwapelumi Shodubi Undergraduate Delta Scholar, 2021 – 2022
Can you please introduce yourself? My name is Oluwapelumi Shodubi, and I hail from Lagos, Nigeria. During my participation in the Delta Scholars program, I pursued a double major in Biology and Chemistry at Mississippi Valley State University. What are you currently doing/studying? Currently, I am a PhD Student in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. My aspiration lies in delving into the molecular…
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Shifting the Narrative
Shifting the Narrative A beautifully written blog post by Jocelyn Chu on Shifting the Narrative in the Mississippi Delta.