diversity

Apr 21, 2022

How TJ Jones Transformed from Naval Cook to Future Turfgrass Manager

Set to graduate in December 2022, TJ Jones' journey reveals a hopeful message that following your inner compass can lead to a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment. 

Jun 16, 2021

Cultivating Curiosity and the Next Generation of Plant Scientists

Colleagues Terri Long and Anna Stepanova are part of a national push to highlight plants' contributions to our lives and the potential for rewarding careers in plant sciences. 

Jan 22, 2021

Major Player

Billy Ray Vickers learned the value of hard work growing up on a farm in the Blue Ridge foothills. The lessons he learned on and off the football field at NC State propelled him to a successful career in manufacturing. 

Jun 24, 2020

A Time for Compassionate Action

The CALS community are people of action. Now more than ever, we must act with compassion and renewed purpose to build a community that calls out inequality, cultivates compassion and incorporates inclusivity into all that we Think and Do. 

Mar 3, 2020

Alumna Makes Business NC Power 100 List

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumna Sepi Saidi has been named to Business North Carolina’s Power 100 List. She has remained engaged with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and serves on the department's Advisory Board. 

Feb 24, 2020

A Champion Beyond the Court

Impactful and purposeful might be the best way to describe College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alum and former NC State basketball player Sam Hunt. 

Feb 28, 2017

Faculty Focus: Alex Graves Leads CALS Efforts for Diversity, Inclusion

A desire to effect real systemic change drives an associate professor of soil and environmental microbiology in her role as interim director of CALS' Office of Diversity Affairs. 

Nov 21, 2016

‘Many Faces of Islam’ is Topic for Upcoming Diversity Affairs Event

As part of an identity dialogue series of NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dr. Omar Ali will be deliver the presentation “The Many Faces of Islam: Beyond the Headlines” Dec. 8 in the Talley Student Union. 

Jun 5, 2015

CALS student heads to El Salvador

Helping poor farmers in Latin America develop effective soil management strategies is the goal of CALS crop science student Angel Cruz, who will be working this summer, courtesy of a Fulbright Fellowship and a Borlaug Fellowship, in El Salvador. 

May 3, 2015

Strategic efforts boost CALS in minority student rankings

Sabriya Dobbins is one of the increasing number of successful minority students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Recently released rankings show that NC State has moved into the nation’s Top 10 when it comes to graduating minority students in agriculture.