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USF RISES to gather student opinions on disproportionate school punishment of African Americans
A University of South Florida project called Racism in School Exclusionary Suspensions (RISES) explores school suspensions and the extent to which perceptions of racism or differential treatment are held by African American students.
October 27, 2020Research and Innovation
Yuengling and Brewing Arts program team up to enhance diversity in the brewing industry
D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. is sponsoring a $5,000 diversity in brewing scholarship for a student from a minority group to cover the cost of tuition to USF’s St. Petersburg campus Brewing Arts program for the spring semester.
October 14, 2020Campus News
Task force on diversity and inclusion seeks campus-community collaboration to address racial inequities
In the wake of a series of police shootings and racial injustice incidents that ignited a national civil rights movement, USF’s St. Petersburg campus is working to bridge efforts between the university and the greater community to address pervasive racial inequities.
September 1, 2020Campus News
From mock doctor to real doctor, Kemesha Gabbidon fights for public health
Kemesha Gabiddon is a real doctor of a different variety. Rather than diagnose patients, she helps prevent the spread of infectious disease as a community health advocate and postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Psychology at USF’s St. Petersburg campus.
August 4, 2020Campus News, Research and Innovation
Then and Now: Civil Rights Professors Weigh in on the Historic Parallels of the Black Lives Matter Movement
For the past month, demonstrators around the world have protested police brutality following the killings of black Americans such as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade.
June 26, 2020Research and Innovation
Covering the Protests: Alum Martha Asencio-Rhine Reflects on Being a Photojournalist During an Historic Time
As mass protests gripped the Tampa Bay area, Martha Asencio-Rhine strapped on her camera and entered the fray, determined to capture the historic scenes unfolding throughout the region.
June 15, 2020Campus News
USF St. Petersburg Campus Regional Chancellor Affirms Core Values
At USF St. Petersburg, we stand united in our respect for one another and our belief that diversity and inclusion are essential elements of a just society.
June 4, 2020Campus News
First Lynching Memorial Marker to Document Local History of Racial Violence
In 1914, John Evans was lynched in St. Petersburg. Evans was accused of the murder of the real estate developer Ed Sherman and attacking Sherman’s wife. Evans was a laborer who was recently fired by Sherman. Though never identified and never given a trial, Evans was arrested and thrown in jail.
May 14, 2020Campus News, Research and Innovation
Students Honored for Keeping Alive the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Scholar Citizens Award Banquet drew a crowd of nearly 70 people to the University Student Center Ballrooms for a night of honoring Dr. King through speeches, videos and an awards presentation.
February 4, 2020Events, Student Life
Conference Puts Diversity and Inclusion at Center Stage
Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Diversity and Inclusion Conference will promote resilience with the tagline “Still We R.I.S.E. – Resilience In Social Experiences.”
January 21, 2020Events
Black History Preservation Drive Aims to Tell Untold Stories of St. Petersburg
Janice Ayer Jackson was one of more than a hundred attendees at the black history preservation drive held at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum on November 9.
November 20, 2019Research and Innovation
Campus Climate Survey Highlights Student Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Race, Inclusion and Sexual Violence
Ninety-five percent of USF St. Petersburg students who participated in a campus-wide survey designed to measure attitudes and perceptions relating to sexual violence and diversity said they feel safe at their school.
October 14, 2019Campus News, Student Life