A guest blog from Cynthia Manning-Dirl Knox Education Foundation Pathways Manager It’s Graduation Season! Congratulations to all our Project GRAD Scholars for meeting the challenge,… Read more »
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East Tennessee Woman Becomes Haslam Scholar
A guest blog from Fulton Class of 2022 Project GRAD Scholar, Jahneulie West Jahneulie West is the first student from Fulton High School in Knoxville… Read more »
Young Women Find Career Inspiration Through Medical Interpreting Program
Language barriers in the healthcare setting cause major disparities in care and can have profound consequences for people’s health. A new medical interpreting program at… Read more »
Meet Lucia, The Pro-Education Pup from Oneida
By Liz Thacker, Strong Women Strong Futures Navigator One early Monday morning in June, I walked into the Children’s Center of the Cumberlands for my… Read more »
Drive On: One Woman Jump-Starts a Truck-Driving Career
13.7% – that is the percentage of professional drivers who are female, according to the Women in Trucking Association (WIT). While this number might seem… Read more »