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Sep 6, 2021

Connected: Supporting Connectivity for Migrant Farmworkers

In this episode of the “Connected” podcast series, host Maggie Woods (IEI Policy and Program Manager and BAND-NC Program Director) speaks to Natalie Rivera (NCFHP Internet Connectivity Project Coordinator with NC DHHS) about the sustainable initiative to bring internet to migrant farmworker housing across North Carolina. 

Aug 16, 2021

Connected: Cooperative Extension’s role in digital inclusion

In this inaugural episode of the “Connected” podcast series, host Maggie Woods (IEI Policy and Program Manager and BAND-NC Program Director) speaks to Kenny Sherin (Randolph County Extension Director and the Broadband Access and Education Coordinator for NC Cooperative Extension) about Cooperative Extension’s role in digital inclusion. 

Aug 12, 2021

Institute for Emerging Issues announces next round of BAND-NC grant recipients, continues to push for digital equity across the state.

Thirty-two North Carolina county-level initiatives will each receive a $5,000 grant to help bridge the digital divide in their communities. 

Jul 13, 2021

ATMC and BAND-NC Award $5,000 to Duplin County to Create Digital Inclusion Plan

The grant funds, won by Duplin County Libraries, will be used to help the county create a digital inclusion plan.  

Jun 17, 2021

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, CoBank Support Digital Literacy Training

The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at North Carolina State University is launching digital literacy training statewide, thanks to a $20,000 contribution from North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and CoBank. 

May 27, 2021

Meet Zoe Walker

IEI is pleased to announce that NC State undergraduate Zoe Walker will serve in an exciting new role as digital inclusion intern, supporting both IEI and the Broadband Infrastructure Office this… 

Feb 26, 2021

Director’s Log | February 2021

What Comes Next? Without thinking about it last week, I found myself whistling a tune after we finished our Emerging Issues Forum. I know the whistling was partly relief —… 

Sep 29, 2020

Director’s Log | September 2020

What Needs Changing When Everything’s Changing At the start of our September 24 webinar on “Higher Education and the Future of Work,” Hope Williams, President of North Carolina’s Independent Colleges… 

Aug 28, 2020

Director’s Log | August 2020

A Few Sips from an Oasis of Optimism If we are to believe the predictions, we are heading toward a 10 week napalming of negative campaign ads: from radio and… 

Jul 30, 2020

Director’s Log | July 2020

Lifting Up the Laboratories of Democracy The past twenty years have given all of us a steady set of reminders of what it means to live interconnected and interdependent in…