Racial Equity
Most Americans Support a Diverse Faculty
This blog post highlights recent findings about Americans’ opinions on faculty diversity from New America’s annual Varying Degrees survey.
Mapping Out a Path to Justice for the 1939 Sit-In Participants
We ask Bryan Porter how he investigated the 1939 sit-in arrests and wrote an order clearing the participants.
Seeking to Clear the Charges 80 Years After Library Arrests
We ask Justin Wilson about the process of learning about and clearing the charges in the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in.
The Next Fight for Racial Justice Starts Now
What the Research Says About Faculty Diversity and Student Success
This blog presents a review of existing research on faculty diversity and its relationship to student success in higher education.
Community-Centered Governance: Richmond’s Approach to Tackling Income Inequality
Hollie Russon Gilman and Lizbeth Lucero spoke with Policy Strategist Chaya Braxton of the Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building.
Curating and Connecting the Stories Behind the Library Sit-In of 1939
We ask Davis about her decades of work supporting research on the 1939 sit-in and interpreting its significance.
Reflecting on What it Takes for a Public Library to Reckon with its Past
We ask Dawson, the first African American library director in Alexandria, about the 1939 sit-in and how libraries reckon with their pasts.
A Snapshot of Faculty Diversity at Top Public Research Universities
This blog provides an analysis on Black and Latino student and faculty diversity at 106 top public research universities.