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The racial wealth gap is a powerful number—it captures the structural racism that’s been baked into the American economy and social institutions, continued uneven opportunities, and hopes for a future of shared prosperity.
Register and join the Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement for the Engaged Scholarship Symposium! On November 1, this event will highlight faculty, staff, graduate students, and community partners who are co-creating scholarship.
When: September 27 & 28, 2024
Location: Columbus - The Historic Black Neighborhood (King-Lincoln-Bronzeville)
The Ohio State University Extension (Cuyahoga County) seeks an educator to work collaboratively with county, area, and state teams of OSU professionals and with local agency leaders and volunteers. The educator will be responsible for a broad range of basic to complex duties that could include but are not limited to: Providing guidance and/or leadership for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Community Development, targeted to local and area needs, focusing on urban audiences.
Metroverse - The Growth Lab’s Urban Economy Navigator
What is the economic composition of my city?
How does my city compare to cities around the globe?
Which cities look most like mine?
What are the technological capabilities that underpin my city’s current economy?
Which growth and diversification paths does that suggest for the future?
Capturing a clear picture of Americans’ financial lives involves looking at not only financial metrics but also the circumstances that shape people’s everyday lives, such as access to health care and affordable child care.
But creating this holistic understanding can be difficult. Researchers, policymakers, and local officials must navigate a fragmented data landscape, which makes it challenging to understand people’s financial lives, much less develop solutions to improve them.
We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so many generous Cooperative Extension professionals throughout our country. Dr. Brian Raison from The Ohio State University exemplifies the concept of "giving as you go" throughout his distinguished career. In that spirit, this guest series launched with valuable insights for early career professionals!
The 2024 4 H STEM Challenge, Food for Thought, is available for purchase. The kit provides young people with a hands on experience as they explore the topic of food security and its impact on the world, empowering them to innovate and create positive change in their communities.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced it has issued payments to eligible applicants under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), which aims to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination prior to January 2021.
On behalf of the search committee, we are pleased to announce three individuals have accepted our invitation to interview for the Urban Agriculture Field Specialist position. Interviews will be conducted on campus with a Zoom option. We hope you can participate as we seek to identify a faculty member to work across academic departments and with ANR educators engaged in urban agriculture. Following are details for the interviews along with links to application materials are included.
