Producer/Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Mary Evins

Synopsis: With a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dr. Mary Evins, a research professor with the Center for Historic Preservation, will lead scholars in an examination of how to teach religious pluralism at the college level. Cleveland State and Jackson State community colleges are partners in this endeavor.

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