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MSU names spring 2022 Access, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellows

MSU names spring 2022 Access, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellows

Contact: James Carskadon

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP is recognizing the university鈥檚 inaugural Access, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellows cohort.

Five individuals from MSU make up the spring 2022 class of ADI Fellows and are assisting the Division of Access, Diversity and Inclusion in key initiatives. ADI Fellows are working with efforts to increase diversity among faculty and staff, provide additional support to first-generation, limited-income students, and enhance international student experiences.

鈥淲e are incredibly excited to launch the ADI Fellows program with a tremendous inaugural cohort of faculty and staff leaders,鈥 said MSU Vice President for Access, Diversity and Inclusion Ra鈥橲heda Forbes. 鈥淭his program will be a great benefit to our division and the entire university as these fellows鈥 projects will inform and enhance our work and practices.鈥

Studio portrait of Qiana Cutts
Qiana Cutts (Photo by Logan Kirkland)
Studio portrait of Caroline Kobia
Caroline Kobia (Photo by Beth Wynn)
Studio portrait of Bindu Nanduri
Bindu Nanduri (Photo by Tom Thompson)
Studio portrait of Lauren Priddy
Lauren Priddy (Photo by Robby Lozano)
Studio portrait of Lindsey Shelton
Lindsey Shelton (Photo by Beth Wynn)

The Spring 2022 ADI Fellows include:

  • Qiana Cutts, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations in the College of Education;
  • Caroline Kobia, assistant professor of fashion design and merchandising in the School of Human Sciences and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences;
  • Bindu Nanduri, professor in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine;
  • Lauren Priddy, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in the Bagley College of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences;
  • Lindsey Storey Shelton, director of graduate admissions and enrollment management in the Graduate School.

ADI Fellows are selected following an application and interview process and work at least 20 hours per month in support of the program. Benefits for the participants include the valuable coaching, career guidance and shadowing experiences, collaboration and networking opportunities with executive leaders, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on transformative access, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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