We are very excited to announce that Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been invited as a panelist for the summit! Black women leaders will convene a virtual summit, Where She Leads, We Will Follow Her, to address HIV and other health issues impacting women specifically in the United States. The… Continue reading…
The School of Health and Human Sciences acknowledges the National Hispanic Heritage Month. We are grateful for our Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends who identify as Hispanic or Latinx and we continue to stay committed to the advocacy and work needed to ensure their racial, ethnic, economic, social, and environmental… Continue reading…
Dr. Andrea Hunter is a scholar, teacher, mentor, writer – and colored girl. In her new podcast, A Colored Girl Speaks, Dr Hunter reveals everyday people living ordinary lives who do so with agency, with dignity, with great verve, and with the full range of harmony and chaos a human… Continue reading…
President Biden’s proposed cabinet would be the most diverse in U.S. history. What could this mean for higher education, and more specifically, for the School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) at UNC Greensboro?
University Communications recently spoke with Dr. Andrea Hunter, one of the Chancellor’s Fellows for Campus Climate and professor in the department of human development and family studies, about her work on a new website that focuses on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at UNCG.
Dr. Erica Payton Foh in Public Health Education is the Center for Housing and Community Studies’ inaugural Faculty Research Fellow.
Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, now an assistant professor of human development and family studies at UNC Greensboro, was interviewing a young man in Baltimore. It was part of her work as a doctoral research assistant, examining how young Black men transition from childhood to adulthood in communities where they’re disconnected from traditional school-to-work pathways.
The HHS Virtual speaker series will showcase the research and community engagement activities of black faculty and staff, and faculty and staff of color.
For Crystal Dixon, diversity and inclusion cannot exist without equity. In 2019, she was appointed by the dean as chair of HHS’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee – her first task? Including the word “equity” in the title. She wanted to ensure the committee was embracing the concept of equity in their efforts.
Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been selected as a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar and will attend this virtual event in early August.