The University of Memphis has been awarded five Access Diversity grants, totaling nearly $90,000, by the Tennessee Board of Regents, according to a report in the Memphis Business Journal.
The grants include:
$17,560 for the Leadership Challenge program, which develops leadership skills for university staff;
$13,800 for the Minority Undergraduate Mentoring and Immersion in Research program, which trains minority students who are interested in science and technology fields;
$38,176 for the FRESH Peer Mentor Program, which is designed to provide freshmen with resources and services to increase retention rates;
$10,000 for the Exploring History through Photography program, which teaches high school students basic photography;
$10,000 to promote and facilitate the enactment of diversity standards through a series of faculty seminars and symposiums.
