- Author: Saoimanu Sope
En celebración del Mes de la Historia Negra
Muchas personas conocen sobre Compton, una ciudad ubicada en el sur del condado de Los Ángeles, gracias a la música, películas y medios de comunicación. Keith Nathaniel lo conoce por experiencia directa. Antes de que Nathaniel y su familia se mudaran a Compton en la década de los 1970, los disturbios de 1965 en el área de Watts intensificaron la tensión que se estaba gestando entre las fuerzas del orden y la comunidad negra, la cual se sentía no solo en California sino en toda la nación.
"Antes de mudarnos, Compton iba...
- Author: Mike Hsu
David Gonzalves started on Feb. 1 as director for University of California Cooperative Extension in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. UC Cooperative Extension connects communities across California with UC research and science-based solutions through agriculture, natural resources, nutrition and 4-H youth development programs.
Responsible for the overall operation of UCCE educational and applied research programs in the region, Gonzalves also will build and expand partnerships with county and city governments, public agencies and community organizations.
“David brings tremendous expertise in...
- Author: Deanne Meyer
Last week was the American Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) meeting in Denver. Presidents, Provosts, Vice Chancellors, Directors, Government Relations staff and others attended the meeting with more than 1,200 people present. I participated in two basic tracts. The first focused on hiring and maintaining employees in a market of poachers where other branches of the University are trying to move great employees from your domain to theirs. Similar problems exist throughout the United States. Panelists spoke about a change in culture with existing people still being a team in the remote environment. They identified challenges to onboard new people into a remote team. Retention of new...