EJS to Co-Present at Psychological Study of Social Issues Convention

“Bridging Research and Advocacy to Promote Racial Justice and Equity,” an interactive discussion, was accepted for presentation at the 10th Biennial Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues convention in Portland, Oregon, on June 27-29, 2014. The presentation was submitted by Linda Tropp, Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst; Victoria Plaut, ProfessorContinueContinue reading “EJS to Co-Present at Psychological Study of Social Issues Convention”

Eva Paterson to Speak at ’40 Years After Milliken’ at Harvard Law School on April 15

Eva Paterson will be one of the keynotes at “40 Years After Milliken: Remedying Racial Disparities in a ‘Post-Racial’ Society,” presented by the Harvard Journal on Racial & Ethnic Justice and sponsored by the Harvard Law School Milbank Tweed Fund. The symposium is on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. inContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson to Speak at ’40 Years After Milliken’ at Harvard Law School on April 15”

Study: Affirmative Action Does Not Hurt Graduation Rates and Post-Graduation Success

The following is text from a press release issued by William Kidder of UC Riverside on April 1, 2014. A new critique of the 2012 book “Mismatch” by Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor, Jr. calls into question the validity of the book’s conclusion that affirmative action causes more harm than good. “Based upon a sweep ofContinueContinue reading “Study: Affirmative Action Does Not Hurt Graduation Rates and Post-Graduation Success”