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Drake Talks About Academic Apartheid on FreshEd Podcast
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States
‘An Incredible Endeavor’
In Harriet Tubman’s bicentennial year, alumni and faculty reflect on their role preserving her legacy and take stock of new milestones, including a national park designation, a book and the $20 bill.
See related: Archaeology, Civil Rights, New York State, Race & Ethnicity, Student Experience, United States
Garcia Research on COVID’s Impact on Latino Mortality Cited in US News & World Report Article
A research brief co-authored by Assistant Professor of Sociology Marc Garcia was cited in the U.S. News & World Report article, "Lives Cut Short: COVID-19's Heavy Burden on Older Latinos."
See related: Civil Rights, COVID-19, Longevity, Race & Ethnicity, United States
State-Level Variation in the Association Between Educational Attainment and Sleep
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Health Policy
MA (IR) Student Discusses the Need for Queen Elizabeth to Apologize for Racism in Independent UK
"As an American, I think Queen Elizabeth II should apologize for racism at her Platinum Jubilee," authored by M.A. (IR) student Maya Amari Smith-Custer, was published in the Independent UK.
See related: Civil Rights, Europe, Race & Ethnicity
Equal time for equal crime? Racial bias in school discipline
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity
Lasch-Quinn Cited in CNN Piece on Social Emotional Learning in Schools
Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn was cited in the CNN article, "Opinion: SEL doesn't have to be a classroom culture war."
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Bybee and Gadarian Talk to WAER About the Implications of the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion
Professors Keith Bybee and Shana Gadarian were featured in the WAER piece, "SU Professors weigh in on institutional, privacy implications of leaked Supreme Court draft opinion."
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, SCOTUS, United States
Gadarian Discusses the Senate-Blocked Women's Health Protection Act in France 24 Article
Professor Shana Gadarian was quoted in the France 24 article, "US Republicans block Senate bill to protect access to abortion" and AFP article, "U.S. abortion ruling roils midterm election campaign."
See related: Civil Rights, Congress, Gender and Sex, Government, Political Parties, United States
Drake Addresses Long-Standing Problems of Educational Inequality in New Book
In his new book, "Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb" (University of California Press, 2022), Sean J. Drake looks at how race and class intersect, contributing to educational inequality and modern school segregation.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice