Nichols partners with Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust for farmer outreach project

Accounting and finance professor Karin Curran, M.B.A., to teach financial literacy course for BIPOC farmers in New England

Dudley, MA (11/13/2023) — (For Immediate Release:)

Nichols College is partnering with the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) in a USDA-grant-sponsored program to offer a farming financial literacy course for farmers in New England. The course is part of a farmer outreach grant initiative by the PPLT that was awarded $524,040 over three years to increase beginning farmers' knowledge in business planning, financial literacy and soil health.

The farming financial literacy course will cover creating a balance sheet, outlining assets, building equity, understanding industry benchmarks and more. Diverse and U.S. military veteran beginning farmers who have less than 10 years of farming experience are encouraged to take the course. The course is free for farmers. As part of the Nichols partnership, they will have the option to take the course in person at the Nichols campus or online. A Spanish-speaking interpreter will be provided.

Karin Curran, M.B.A., an accounting and finance professor at Nichols who helped secure the USDA grant, will teach the course. Curran has spent the past 30 years teaching business and instructional technology skills in a variety of settings both nationwide and abroad including professional development seminars, corporate and teacher training programs and online institutions. She has also taught financial literacy topics in the local community, including at Abby's House and Swissturn/USA, Inc.

About Nichols

Nichols College has earned business accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide. Founded in 1815, Nichols College transforms today's students into tomorrow's leaders through a dynamic, career-focused business and professional education. Nichols offers real-world learning focused on professional depth - combined with vibrant living, competitive athletics, and an unmatched alumni advantage - equipping students to exceed their own expectations. www.nichols.edu

About Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust

The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) is a tribally-led non-profit dedicated to reconnecting communities of American Indian tribes, clans, Urban Indians and indigenous people across the Northeast. We embody an American Indian cosmology that holds Mother Earth and all living beings with deep reverence. As mindful caretakers of the land for all future generations, we teach our decedents to honor the connection to Earth, Sky, and to the Creator.

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