Jeannette Eileen Jones, associate professor of history and ethnic studies and a WGS program faculty member, was the 2017 recipient of the Melvin W. Jones Mentoring Award. Leadership Lincoln presented the honor April 7 at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Jones serves as president of NAACP’s Lincoln branch, after formerly serving as the group’s vice president. She also works with the university’s Black Lives Matter group and the Black Graduate Student Association. For more information on the honor, click here.
April 21, 2017
