Levon also serves as Director of the program which was designed to increase the representation of students from marginalized and minoritized backgrounds receiving advanced post-secondary STEM-based agricultural and life sciences degrees in Purdue’s College of Agriculture. Levon Esters is a Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Faculty Affairs in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University. To achieve the goal, I will highlight three areas: 1) successes related to programs developed to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and access for STEM graduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds, 2) highlights from a USAID-supported project focused on increasing collaboration between USAID Feed the Future Innovation Labs and MSIs, and 3) a current USAID project that will train underrepresented students from MSIs to become next-generation leaders in global crop improvement. In particular, I will provide attendees with an understanding of how to develop reciprocal and equitable partnerships with HBCUs. Particular focus will be on MSIs designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) though lessons learned from this presentation can be applied to partnership development activities with any type of MSI. This session will provide participants who have an interest in increasing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and math) diversity through the development of collaborative partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Fall 2021 SIPS Plant Breeding and Genetics Weekly Section Seminars Abstract
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