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Meta Kenan Fellows lead innovation in K-12 STEM education
By Beverly Owens, Kenan Fellow FOREST, CITY, N.C.⸺From conservation projects to lessons in scientific research, Meta Kenan Fellows in Western North Carolina are leading community-centered...
Brunswick County Farm Bureau Kenan Fellow dives into North Carolina’s oyster industry
BOLIVIA, N.C.⸺On a sweltering summer day in mid-July, high school earth environmental science teacher Ashanda Grissett boarded an oyster boat off the North Carolina coast....
Alum fosters cultural heritage and agricultural awareness at Cherokee Elementary School
CHEROKEE, N.C.—In collaboration with ASAP, a leading advocate for sustainable agriculture in western North Carolina, Nichole Efird is connecting her students at Cherokee Elementary School...