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  • May 6, 2025

    Delta Scholar Trinity Wilson’s article is published in Public Service Review: Winter 2024

    Trinity Wilson, an Undergraduate Delta Scholar (2024 – 2025) from Alcorn State University, wrote an article in the Stennis Center for Public Service Review: Winter 2024, on the 17th Amendment…

    picture of Trinity Wilson and a snippet of the article
  • April 16, 2025

    Helping Hands: The Mississippi Delta Food Community Documentary Screening

    On April 14, 2025, Jack Thomas Spears, an Undergraduate Public Health Delta Scholar from the 2023-2024 cohort and a graduating senior from Mississippi College, presented his documentary, “Helping Hands: The…

    Ken Ong, Jack Spears, and Jocelyn Chu.
  • March 19, 2025

    Boston Conference (November 12-14, 2024)

    Delta scholars and four faculty members from the Mississippi State University visited Boston from November 12-14, 2024 for the Boston Conference. The Delta Scholars program partner institutions, Harvard Law School and Brandeis University, hosted the scholars and faculty members on the first two days. The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health welcomed the group to our school on November 14. Senior Associate Dean, Nancy Turnbull, welcomed the 2024 cohort with her opening remarks. Five Delta Scholars presented their Delta Projects here at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health:

    Jocelyn and Ken with the 2024 public health scholars, Bowen, Trinity, Bre'Anna, and Dominic.
  • October 21, 2024

    2024 Winokur Fellows

    Stories from the field. Learn about the summer practicums of our Winokur Fellows in Mississippi.

  • December 5, 2023

    Delta Scholar Sam Guerrero’s article is published in Public Service Review: Fall 2023

    Samuel Guerrero, an Undergraduate Delta Scholar (2023 – 2024) from the University of Alabama, wrote an article in the Stennis Center for Public Service Review: Fall 2023, on the need…

    Sam Stennis Public Service Review Photo
  • November 28, 2023

    Boston Conference (November 6-8, 2023)

    Twelve Delta scholars and four faculty members from the Mississippi State University visited Boston from November 6-8, 2023 for the Boston Conference. The Delta Scholars program partner institutions, Harvard Law…

  • November 2, 2023

    What Rurality Can Teach Us About Relationships and Connections

    Sophie Hathaway, a second-year Master of Science Candidate at the Department of Global Health and Populations, and her reflections of her summer internship experience in the Mississippi Delta. Related Topics…

  • September 1, 2023

    Mississippi Today Interview with Dr. Bizu Gelaye and Dr. Jocelyn Chu

    An interview with the Program Director of the Mississippi Delta Partnership in Public Health, Associate Professor Bizu Gelaye, and Instructor and Director of Community Engaged Learning Office of Education, Dr….

  • August 31, 2023

    Oluwapelumi Shodubi Undergraduate Delta Scholar, 2021 – 2022

    Can you please introduce yourself? My name is Oluwapelumi Shodubi, and I hail from Lagos, Nigeria. During my participation in the Delta Scholars program, I pursued a double major in…

    Head shot of Oluwapelumi Shodubi
  • August 28, 2023

    Shifting the Narrative

    A beautifully written blog post by Jocelyn Chu on Shifting the Narrative in the Mississippi Delta. Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard…