Diversity and inclusion

Neighboring 101

Monthly zoom classes that look at the issue of neighboring by highlighting examples across the nation where it is being done well.

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Navigating Difference for MU Extension Personnel

Event date: June 9, 2023 - July 14, 2023

Description:Navigating Difference is a cultural competency training for people who work in communities. The interactive program is for those who want to deepen their knowledge, skills and appreciation for connecting across diversity with clientele, ...

Introduction to Neighboring 101 - 2023

Event date: Jan. 19, 2023 - Dec. 21, 2023

Being an active and engaged neighboring can help people, organizations, and communities to expand participation while respecting differences and embracing the diversity that makes communities vibrant places to live, work, and play. In these monthly ...

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MU Sembrador team wins EDI award

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

The MU Extension and Engagement Team Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion recognizes teams that are leading efforts to incorporate equity, diversity and inclusion into MU Extension. This award is presented by the MU Extension Equity, Diversity ...

MU receives USDA grant to help veterans, Latinos, women and others to farm

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $179,614 grant to the University of Missouri to support efforts to help veterans, Latinos, women and socially disadvantaged persons to farm or go into agribusiness.The grant will fund ...

Boots on the Green

Published: Friday, May 23, 2014

GRANITE CITY, Ill.– After Bobby Hutchinson lost his left leg in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, he thought he’d never play golf again.“I just kind of had it in my head that that chapter in my life was over,” says Hutchinson, who was a ...

New documentary on Eliot Battle previews Feb. 25 on MU campus

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Local civil rights pioneer Eliot Battle is the subject of a new documentary that chronicles his pivotal role in desegregating schools, housing and the Columbia community.On Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., University of Missouri Extension will ...

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Cambio de Colores — Latinos in the Heartland: Growing Together in New Destination Areas

Publication date: June 1, 2015

Edited by Stephen Jeanetta and Corinne ValdiviaCambio CenterCambio de Colores as a yearly event aims to strengthen the networks of community organizers, extension professionals, academics, and public and private-sector institutions focused on ...

Battle: Cambio Desde Adentro — Currículum de la Guía de Observación

Publication date: July 22, 2014

Este documental es sobre el educador Eliot Battle y el papel fundamental que jugó en la desegregación de las escuelas, barrios residenciales y en la comunidad en general de Columbia, Missouri. Battle promovió estos cambios a través de la vía ...

Battle: Change From Within, Curriculum Viewing Guide — Schools, Community and 4-H

Publication date: June 1, 2014

This documentary is about educator Eliot Battle and the pivotal role he played in desegregating schools, housing and the Columbia community. As Battle facilitated changes with quiet resolve, he faced resistance from both the black and white ...

Cambio de Colores — Latinos in the Heartland: Positive Steps Toward a Pluralist Society

Publication date: June 1, 2014

Cambio de Colores — Latinos in the Heartland: At the Crossroads, ¿Incorporation or Marginalization?

Publication date: June 1, 2013

Battle: Change From Within, Curriculum Viewing Guide — 4-H

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2012

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