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  September 13, 2022 The St. Petersburg Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation center chose eight students, two each from four Pinellas County universities and colleges, for the year-long Racial Justice...

October 28, 2021 Reproduced from USF St. Petersburg campus news The fellowship will put college students at the center of creating systemic change by providing opportunities to shape policy and...

September 3, 2021 By Joe Opaleski, The St Petersburg Catalyst A consortium of local colleges, universities and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete is seeking eight students to help...

September 9, 2021 By Clinton Engelberger, USF Oracle In an effort to combat racial hierarchies on college campuses, a university-based St. Petersburg consortium is introducing opportunities for students to get...

Students to support local racial justice efforts in St. Petersburg Higher Education Consortium fellowship The St. Petersburg Higher Education Consortium, made up of four Pinellas County higher education institutions, created a Racial Justice...

November 19, 2021 By Briona Arradondo, Fox 13 News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Students are often at the helm of social change, and that’s what some Tampa Bay universities want to tap into through...

September 21 By Amanda Hagood, The St Pete Catalyst At a time when cultural and political upheavals in our country call for drastic changes, slowing down to focus on building...

June 22, 2021 By Lauren Coffey, Tampa Bay Business Journal Four St. Petersburg-based higher education institutions have teamed up to work with the greater community on racial equity and inclusion....

The consortium, consisting of four higher education institutions in the St. Petersburg area, hopes to implement an action plan for dismantling racial hierarchies. ORACLE PHOTO/LEDA ALVIM June 15, 2021 By...

June 3, 2021 USF St. Petersburg Campus News A higher education consortium focused on dismantling racial hierarchies and led by USF St. Petersburg campus has been selected for a summer...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A group of local colleges and universities is banding together to try to combat the issue of racial injustice. The effort is a part of an...

To the USF St. Petersburg campus community, Like so many others across the country, my heart was burdened by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota this summer as the most recent...

By the end of this year, the diversity and inclusion task force hopes to present and adopt several high impact priorities and establish the steps necessary to put these actions...

The diversity and inclusion task force at USF’s St. Petersburg campus includes members of both the USF and local communities. Issues surrounding racial inequities have dominated conversations at both the...