Maxwell School News and Commentary
Filtered by: Race & Ethnicity
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: Parenting & Family, 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: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice
Racial-ethnic inequities in age at death among adults with/without IDD
Scott Landes and Janet Wilmoth identify differences in racial-ethnic inequities in mortality between adults with/without intellectual and developmental disability in their study published in Preventive Medicine.
See related: Civil Rights, Longevity, Mental Health, Race & Ethnicity
Lasch-Quinn Discusses History of DC Settlement Houses in Washington Post Article
See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, Washington, D.C.
In Memoriam: Charles Willie G’57, H’92, A Champion for Social Justice
See related: Civil Rights, In Memoriam, Race & Ethnicity, 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: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Murphy examines race and borders in the colonial Caribbean in new book
See related: Colonialism, Latin America & the Caribbean, Migration, Race & Ethnicity
Flores-Lagunes to Lead the American Society of Hispanic Economists
See related: Promotions & Appointments, Race & Ethnicity
Jackson Discusses Police Use of Tasers in Asbury Park Press
See related: Civil Rights, Crime & Violence, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, United States