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Where Credit is Due Accepted for Publication
The book Where Credit is Due: Bringing Equity to Credit and Housing After the Market Meltdown, co-edited by Christy Rogers and john powell, has been accepted for publication by University Press of America, a member of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. The book will include chapters provided by many of the leaders in the field who have worked with the Kirwan Institute on this topic over the past two years – an updated version of the collected papers from Kirwan’s convenings. More
john powell Addresses UN Forum in Geneva
Kirwan Institute Executive Director john powell was among international participants invited to share their perspectives at the Third United Nations Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 13-15, 2010. Informed by his work at the Kirwan Institute, Professor powell shared his insights on credit, global markets and race with hundreds of invited participants from around the world.
Save the Date - Transforming Race 2012 Conference
Planning for the Transforming Race 2012 conference has begun! Kirwan’s previous conference, Transforming Race 2010: Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama featured 50 sessions, 500 participants, and a remarkable performance by Tony Award-winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones. The conference was a tremendous success and we expect only to build on it with Transforming Race 2012, to be held March 15-17, 2012 at the fabulous Hyatt Hotel on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus. Please save the dates and keep checking the Kirwan website for registration and other details!
Kirwan Adds New Projects on Two U.S. Coasts
The Institute's Opportunity Communities Program is currently working on several opportunity mapping projects, including mapping assessments for Portland, OR; Galveston, TX; and the San Francisco Bay area. In addition, the Institute will begin working with the Gulf Coast Regional Planning Commission on its Sustainable Communities regional planning process, in collaboration with the City and Regional Planning Program at The Ohio State University. More
Kellogg Foundation Grant Funds Kirwan Institute Work
To support its efforts to promote equitable policy for marginalized families and communities across the U.S., the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan.
The grant funds four initiatives, including Kirwan’s work to advocate for equitable economic policies and practices, expand opportunity through community training and analysis, evaluate policy implementation and structural interventions at the community level, and challenge implicit bias in juvenile justice. More
Fulfilling the Dream
Public Interest Projects-Fulfilling the Dream Fund has awarded a grant to the Kirwan Institute to continue work on the “Democratic Merit” project. This project seeks to expand racial and ethnic diversity in colleges and universities by challenging the disconnect between the public mission of higher education and traditional measures of merit in college admissions policies. The new work will include a series of commissioned papers, a small national convening and a systems analysis of variables that influence access to higher education in the U.S.
Report Discusses Stimulus and Recovery in New York
A report recently prepared by the Kirwan Institute for the New York Stimulus Alliance shows the allocation of federal Recovery Act investments across New York state. Where's The Stimulus?—State and Regional Profiles of the Recovery Act Investment in New York State, identifies geographic distribution of funds as well as specific populations that have benefited. More
Gender Issue of Race/Ethnicity published
A new issue of Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts on the theme of “Intersections of Race and Gender” will soon be in print. This issue explores a varied few of the myriad ways that race and gender identities interact across the globe, to show some of the consequences that attach to those interactions, and to cast some explanatory light on those dynamics. Contributors were invited to respond to a range of questions, including:
How do race and gender intersect to mediate access to social opportunity? What is the relationship between gender and racial discrimination? Is gender discrimination likely to be more severe in places where racial discrimination is also severe, or are the two largely independent phenomena? Why is that the case? By what means does the intersection of “women” and racial/ethnic “other” as identities so often result in the creation of a subclass considered expendable and exploited? More generally, what are the consequences of discriminatory behaviors, institutions, and structures acting at the intersection of race and gender? What can be done?
Race/Ethnicity: Call for Papers
The Kirwan Institute is now accepting proposals for articles for the Winter 2012 issue (Volume 5, Number 2) of Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts. The theme of this issue is "500 Years Later: Reverberations of the Transatlantic Slave Trade." Papers must be received by May 15, 2011 to be considered for publication in this issue.
See more information on this issue’s theme. Please feel free to contact our managing editor, Leslie Shortlidge (shortlidge.2@osu.edu), with any questions or concerns about submitting your work.
Grant-Thomas Offers Insights on Ongoing Challenges Facing Black Males
As part of the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Kirwan Institute Deputy Director Andrew Grant-Thomas presented information at gatherings in Philadelphia and Milwaukee in November and December, 2010, respectively. The presentations, before audiences of researchers, advocates, and foundation professionals, spoke to the challenges and opportunities facing African American men and boys nationally and in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Kirwan Welcomes New Assistant Director of Foundation Relations
A new face at Kirwan will soon become familiar to many eUpdate readers. Amy Holden joins us as assistant director of foundation relations after three years at the OhioHealth Foundation, where she was corporate and foundation relations coordinator.
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