BIPOC mentorship program supports science, agriculture students

MOSAIC redefines mentoring for marginalized students, supports representation in academia

Mentorship Opportunities in Science & Agriculture for Individuals of Color is a campus organization that nurtures community by connecting Black, Indigenous and graduate students, postdocs and mentors of color in science and agriculture departments at the University of Wisconsin.

Following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man from Georgia, then-graduate student Korede Olugbenle hoped to bring the lack of Black representation in Moore Hall-Agronomy at UW to light, according to the MOSAIC website. With fellow graduate students, Jenyne Loarca and Becca Honeyball, Olugbenle developed a solution — MOSAIC.