Dr. Ali Fares, Associate Director of Research at the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center has been serving on the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy’s (ESCOP) Diversity in Research Leadership Task Force. This twelve member task force from 1862 and 1890 universities has been charged with exploring diversity in research leadership across the Land-grant university system to provide ideas and actions for consideration, and to supplement institutional, regional and national diversity and inclusion efforts. The focus is primarily on enhancing diversity among the Experiment Station Directors, Research Directors, and their associates and assistants. The task force presented preliminary information during the March 2016 ESCOP meeting and a final report for discussion at the July COPs meeting held in San Antonio, Texas. Further discussion will take place at the Joint Meeting of the Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Sections in September.
James Palmer, Ph.D.
Interim Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs
jmpalmer@pvamu.edu
(936) 261-2214