The Delta Scholars program is a collaborative effort between the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University, the Southern Rural Development Center, University of Mississippi Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, the Delta Directions Consortium, the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Law School, the Harvard College Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship, Rutgers University, and Brandeis University.
Delta Scholars over the years have cultivated future change makers such as:
Aaliyah Gates | University of Mississippi
Barriers to Mental Health Services Among African American Mississippians
Muneebah Umar | Mississippi State University Cultivating Wellness: Elevating Health Literacy in Mississippi
Maya Subramanian & Elizabeth Barstein | Brandeis University
Keeping an Eye on the Pulse in ‘WATCH’ City: Incentivizing Affordable Housing in Waltham through University Partnerships
Will Andrews | Trinity College, Dublin
Data Collection and Analysis for Broadband Expansion in Appalachian Kentucky
Givon Busby & Mackenzie Bronson | Mississippi Valley State University and Alcorn State University
The Achievement Gap Initiative Project: Achieving Sanctuary for Minority Students in Predominantly White School Districts
Jack Thomas Spears | Mississippi College
Helping Hands: Documenting the Food Insecurity Work within the Mississippi Delta
Jaxon Mitchell | Drury University Unburdening the Burdened: Policy for Affordable Housing
Casey Fortson | Rutgers University
A New Approach to Intentional Community Health: Mobile Health Unit
To continue the support of our future scholars please get in touch with Peyton Hudspeth at phudspeth@foundation.msstate.edu
