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Research Projects

The following is a comprehensive list of ongoing and completed initiatives and projects at the Kirwan Institute. Please refer to the links below for more information regarding these projects. Projects are listed chronologically by completion date; all active projects are listed first.

Status or Completion Date Project Description and Links to More Information Research Area
Active Affirmative Action Project Opportunity
Active The Democratic Merit Initiative Education
Active K-12 Integration: In Response to Seattle/Louisville Education
Active Thompson v. HUD in Baltimore (Fair Housing Litigation) Opportunity
Active Columbus Neighborhood Revitalization Assessment Opportunity
Active Toward a Transformative Agenda on Race Talking
Active Structural Racism Caucus Structural
Active State of Black Ohio Opportunity
Active Atlanta Opportunity Mapping and Neighborhood Revitalization Study Opportunity
Active Massachusetts Neighborhood Opportunity Mapping Initiative Opportunity
Active Diversity Advancement Project Talking
Active Neighborhood Opportunity and African American Males Opportunity, AA Males
Active Ohio Educational Opportunity Mapping Opportunity
Active Low Income Housing Tax Credit Reform Opportunity
Active Race and Regionalism in Cleveland: Growing Together to Expand Opportunity for All Opportunity
Active African American and Immigrant Coalition Building Talking
Active GIS and Research Assistance to Children’s Defense Fund Opportunity
Active International Inclusion Index Study International
Active Middle College Multicultural Educational Exchange Program Education
Active Initiative for New Orleans Educational Reform Education
Active Regional Equity and Neighborhood Revitalization in Ohio Opportunity
Active Working Paper Series: Community of Opportunity Opportunity
Active Collaboration with UNESCO and Human Rights Organizations International
October 2007 Collaboration with the Insight Center for Community Development: Eliminating the Wealth Gap Through Housing Opportunity
October 2007 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Shadow Report International
August 2007 GIS and Research Assistance to Sustainable Pittsburgh and HUD (Affordable Housing and Opportunity) Opportunity
July 2007 Immigration Trends and Access to Opportunity in Ohio International
March 2007 Central Texas Opportunity Mapping Initiative Opportunity
March 2007 GIS and Research Assistance to Maryland ACLU (Foreclosures, Housing and Opportunity) Opportunity
January 2007 GIS and Research Assistance to the Fair Housing Justice Center (Mapping Race, Poverty and Inclusionary Housing Sites) Opportunity
December 2006 GIS and Research Assistance to Opportunity Agenda (Investments in Health Care in New York City) Opportunity
December 2006 The National Alliance to Restore Opportunity to the Gulf Coast & Displaced Persons Opportunity
October 2006 Amicus Brief to the United States Supreme Court: Seattle/Louisville Education
August 2006 Housing in New Orleans One Year after Katrina - Policy Recommendations for Equitable Rebuilding Opportunity
August 2006 Vacant Property Reform and Land Banking in Detroit Opportunity
May 2006 GIS and Research Assistance to the Center for Community Change (Race, Residency and Tenure in Long Beach, CA) Opportunity
October 2005 Economic Segregation in Ohio’s Schools Education
October 2005 New Orleans Opportunity Mapping Opportunity
September 2005 Local Advocacy and Community Building in Battle Creek, MI Opportunity
September 2005 Ohio: Regional Disparities in Health Care Investments Opportunity
August 2005 Minority Business Development in the Cleveland Region Opportunity
May 2005 Communities of Opportunity in the Chicago Region Opportunity
May 2005 Race and Regional Equity in Richland County, SC Opportunity
October 2004 Housing Need in Franklin County, OH (For B.R.E.A.D. Columbus) Opportunity
June 2004 LIHTC advising to WHEDA (Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority) Opportunity