With research and data, professor empowers Indigenous communities
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
In the midst of his doctoral work, Michael Charles '16 thought he would leave academia he couldn't see a future in it that centered his advocacy for Indigenous communities like his own.
"At that point, I didn't see where my goals fit," said Charles, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and now assistant professor in biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agr . . .
In the midst of his doctoral work, Michael Charles '16 thought he would leave academia he couldn't see a future in it that centered his advocacy for Indigenous communities like his own.
"At that point, I didn't see where my goals fit," said Charles, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and now assistant professor in biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agr . . .