Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of the 1619 Project, Discusses Her Groundbreaking Work
The event, co-sponsored by the Maxwell School, was moderated by Jessica Lynn Elliott, a fourth-year Ph.D. history student.
See related: Inclusion, Race & Ethnicity, Racial Inequality
Jackson Speaks with TheGrio About the Jan. 6 Insurrection
“Jan. 6 was one of the most palpable, visible and clear challenges to organized government that we’ve seen in the past few generations,” Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science, tells TheGrio.
See related: Government, Politics, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Elections
At Maxwell, George Washington Finds Company
A new exhibit, titled “A Conversation with George Washington” is part of an ongoing, wide-ranging effort to foster inclusion and elicit conversations over a central theme of importance to the Maxwell community: citizenship.
See related: Civil Rights, Inclusion, Race & Ethnicity
‘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.
Bhan Discusses the Himalayan Community of Brogpa in VICE Article
Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology and Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, was quoted in the VICE article, "This ‘Aryan’ Community’s ‘Exotic’ Clothes and Polyamorous Marriages Mask Other Truths."
See related: Marriage, Race & Ethnicity, South Asia
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: Race & Ethnicity, Racial Inequality, Social Justice
Lasch-Quinn Discusses History of DC Settlement Houses in Washington Post Article
See related: Race & Ethnicity, Racial Inequality
In Memoriam: Charles Willie G’57, H’92, A Champion for Social Justice
See related: In Memoriam, Inclusion, Inequality, Race & Ethnicity, Racial Inequality, Social Justice
For Doctoral Student, Afghanistan Is an Elusive Home
See related: Afghanistan, International Affairs, Race & Ethnicity, Refugees
Jackson Reflects on Bell Hooks' Legacy in Washington Post
See related: Inclusion, Inequality, Race & Ethnicity