Mandela Fellows Content

The Mandela Fellows Are Back (Virtually)

Dave Jones — June 18, 2021 - 11:29am

Mandela Fellows are “returning” to 69��! Thirty young African leaders from 20 countries will participate in public management training that the fellows will then put to use in their homelands.

69�� had planned to host its fifth cohort of fellows a year ago, until the pandemic forced the program’s cancellation. This summer’s program, which starts Monday (June 21), will be virtual.

THE DOWNLOAD: Trees, Trees, Trees

Cody Kitaura — July 10, 2018 - 1:05pm

Of the two million acres of redwood trees in California prior to the Gold Rush, 95 percent of those old-growth forests no longer exist, primarily due to clear-cutting. CBS News’ Sunday Morning recently featured distinguished professor David Neale and his research team, along with the Save the Redwoods League.

Neale is sequencing the genome of the Coast redwood tree to help preserve future populations.

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus to Host 3rd Mandela Institute

Dave Jones — February 13, 2018 - 10:02pm

69�� will host its third institute for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship of the U.S. government’s Young African Leaders Initiative.