Pave in the Water

A collaboration between Spelman College and an exploration nonprofit will allow students to spend weeks at sea with experts of color on the research ship OceanXplorer. |

From Nadra Little and 19th News /

“This collaboration — what makes it different is that it guarantees a spot for a Spelman student on the ship each year starting in the summer,” said Nicole Johnston, a lecturer in Spelman’s biology department and the college’s resident marine biologist. “Women of color are vastly underrepresented in marine science, and this is an opportunity really directed at people who are traditionally underrepresented. And the thing that makes this even more unique is the fact that OceanX has paired with Black in Marine Science, who are on the ship with the students there. It’s like that saying, ‘If you can see it, you can be it.’” | Read the FULL ARTICLE.