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Women converse outside a café in Aurora, Neb. Photo by Russell Shaffer

The meaning of "community"

August 11, 2023

Stock Photo of Pensive Bearded Man Sitting At His Working Place With Graphs And Cup Of Coffee

Consciousness of Self

August 8, 2023

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The seven C's of leadership development and community change

August 2, 2023

Juliana Monono (right) and Katherine Holcomb (center) talk with Laura Daro, director of marketing and medical staff services in the pediatric wing of the Butler County Health Center in David City, Neb. about community health in Butler County. Photo by Russell Shaffer

Rural Fellows’ 10th season concludes

July 20, 2023

mparito’s Market, at 648 N. 27th in Lincoln, opened in May, following extensive assistance from Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Latino Small Business Program. Photographer: Craig Chandler

Rural Prosperity Nebraska program helps market become reality

July 18, 2023

RPN says goodbye to Extension educator

July 14, 2023

A group of people have a discussion around a conference table.

Community conversations with Jason Tuller

July 6, 2023

Left to right: Jessica Groskopf, Jay Jenkins, Jason Tuller, Representative Don Bacon, Dave Varner, Shawn Pollock—NACEB President, and Angie Heller.

Advocacy on the national level

June 15, 2023

Nebraska Extension educators Molly Brandt (back row, second from left) and Marilyn Schlake (back row, far right), pose with Georgian educators who completed their training program on teaching entrepreneurship education through the merican Councils for International Education in October 2022.

Nebraska Extension educators bring entrepreneurship education to Georgia and Armenia

June 6, 2023

Students grow bell peppers in a hydroponic growing tower at Southern High School in Wymore.

Farm-to-school programs help Nebraska students eat fresh, local foods

May 25, 2023

Attending the May 23 roundtable discussion were (back row, from left) Katie Zenk, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Leah Vinton, Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim; Jennifer Lester Moffitt, USDA; Bill McKelvey, University of Missouri Extension; Rachel McGinnis Millsap, Kansas City Healthy Kids; Nancy Williams, No More Empty Pots; Mike Boehm, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Christa Hartsook, Iowa State University; (front row, from left) Lizandra Lorenzo, Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim; Bill Crooks...

USDA official visits university to discuss $25M grant for Rural Prosperity Nebraska

May 24, 2023

Rural Fellows Faith Junck (left) and Benoit Kayigamba (right) served in Chadron in 2022.

Rural Fellows begin 10th year serving Nebraska communities

May 23, 2023