Education & Programs
St. Petersburg/Pinellas Higher Education for Racial Equity (SPHERE)
In 2020, USF St. Petersburg campus, St. Petersburg College, Stetson University School of Law, Eckerd College formed the St. Petersburg Pinellas Higher Education for Race Equity (SPHERE) Consortium. This collaborative of institutions in Pinellas County, Florida is unified in the cause to upend established racial hierarchies that oppress marginalized communities. Representatives from Eckerd College, St. Petersburg College, Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg work together to create academic programming, research, information resources and public engagement around racial equity. The SPHERE Consortium is an officially recognized Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation campus center of the American Association Colleges and Universities.
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Consortium News
- Higher Education Consortium announces inaugural Racial Justice Student Fellows
- Racial Justice Fellows program taking applications from local college students
- Racial equity consortium launches fellowship program for St. Pete campus students, Pinellas County institutions
- Students to support local racial justice efforts in St. Petersburg Higher Education Consortium fellowship
- Racial justice program at USF gives students tools to advocate for equity
- Pinellas County higher education consortium creates Racial Justice Fellows program
- Higher learning consortium to focus on Truth and Racial Healing
- St. Pete-based universities, including USF, team up for racial equity consortium
- St. Petersburg higher education institutions form consortium to address racial inequities
- Higher education institutions in Pinellas County unite for racial justice
- Group of Florida colleges, universities come together to address racial injustice
- Campus/Community Task Force on diversity, equity and inclusion announces new initiatives
- Task force on diversity and inclusion seeks campus-community collaboration to address racial inequities
- USF St. Pete teams up with local leaders to address racial inequities