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Week of Events
The Persistence of Racial Inequality
The seemingly intractable problem of racial inequality in the United States—despite periods of tremendous progress—is evident in numerous measures of disparity (poverty rates, educational achievement, household net worth, homicide and imprisonment rates, and much more). The question is why racial inequality persists. On October 14, 2020, Alondra Nelson, president of the Social Science Research Council; Joshua Cohen, academic faculty, Apple University; Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University; and Glenn C. Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University, considered this question and discussed social policy remedies to promote racial equality and the …
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REIMAGINING SCHOOLS
REIMAGINING SCHOOLS
The Social Science Research Council and SAGE Publishing are pleased to present the first of a series of conversations—REIMAGINING SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS—a public forum focused on the work of cultivating equitable, anti-racist social institutions. The first event in the series, REIMAGINING SCHOOLS, will feature several prominent experts of inequality in higher education. Featuring: Prudence L. Carter E.H. and Mary E. Pardee Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education University of California, Berkeley United States Pawan Dhingra Professor of American Studies and Faculty Equity and Inclusion Officer Amherst College United States Nasima Hassan Academic and author United Kingdom Moderated by …