Kirwan research associate, Charles Noble, to lead discussion on the...
Charles Noble will be speaking to a group of fellows from Senator Ray Miller’s Progressive Leadership Academy about the background, implications, and The Kirwan Institute’s position on the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleFisher v. University of Texas Case Panel Discussion
Fisher v. University of Texas Case Panel Discussion Date: Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm Location: Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall Please RSVP here to secure your attendance. The post...
View ArticleCharles Noble to lead panel at Fair Housing Film series
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View ArticleBridging the Achievement Gap
Bridging the Achievement Gap Leading researchers from Vanderbilt University and other educational thought leaders have banded together to develop real world strategies for educators who strive to close...
View ArticleFisher v. University of Texas
Fisher v. University of Texas The Amicus Brief filed on behalf of 2025 Network for Black Men and Boys: History of the Amicus Brief Briefs Supporting Fisher Briefs Supporting University of Texas Other...
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Ohio Voters: Civically Engaged or Civically Enraged?
By Jason Reece, Research Director, Last Wednesday night was trick-or-treat, or beggars night here in Columbus, OH. While passing out about ten bags of candy, we were visited by lots of zombies,...
View ArticleDiversity Strategies for Successful Schools Policy
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View ArticleSaving and Enriching Lives—The Urgency of Action in 2013
Saving and Enriching Lives—The Urgency of Action in 2013 Sharon L. Davies Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity Director’s Message, January 2013 In the opening...
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2013 Champion of Children Signature Event Featuring Geoffrey Canada State Of The Science: Implicit Bias Review 2013 Sharon Davies discusses opportunity structures at the United Way of Central Ohio...
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What Bloomberg Businessweek Thinks of Most Americans
By Christy Rogers, Director of Outreach, Bloomberg Businessweek recently published an issue titled “The Great American Housing Rebound.” Their cover art choice was a drawing of an American family,...
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Standardized Testing and Stereotype Threat
“Stereotype threat” is a very complex and nuanced concept. In simple terms, it is an unconscious response to a prevailing negative stereotype about an identifiable group by a member of that group....
View ArticleQUICK BLOG: U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Michigan’s Proposal 2
by Sharon Davies, The Supreme Court’s decision to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action case is a bit surprising. On the one hand, it is not unusual for the...
View ArticleFood Stamps are Vital to Lifting People Out of Poverty
By Sharon Davies, Executive Director, published in the Columbus Dispatch, It is almost impossible to fathom what constituents were being represented when the House voted to unhitch the nation’s food...
View ArticleA More Perfect Union—Responding to the President’s Call to Action on Stand...
The President has called today for thoughtful collective action in the wake of the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of the man who took his life. The Kirwan Institute looks...
View ArticleMarc Anthony and The Circles of Cognitive Caring
Responding to complaints that he is not an American citizen and therefore should not have performed “God Bless America” at the MLB All Star Game, Marc Anthony reminded viewers of the TODAY Show that he...
View ArticleImplicit Racial Bias, the Zimmerman Trial, the Verdict
Discussion of the George Zimmerman verdict has been rampant in both the public and private spheres since jurors rendered the divisive decision in mid-July. Zimmerman’s acquittal of all charges in the...
View ArticleInvesting in Education as if Children Matter: Averting the Next Big Neglect
There is an education crisis in our country that is reaching a dangerous peak. Growing poverty, attacks on the integrity of public education, calls for public funding of privately owned charters, a...
View ArticleRacial Disproportionality in School Discipline: Implicit Bias is Heavily...
Download the Kirwan Institute Issue Brief:Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline: Implicit Bias is Heavily Implicated (PDF) Research shows that African American students, and especially African...
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