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Yinger Quoted in Economist Article on Decline in Racial Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
"I think it’s fair to say that there’s still some discrimination, but it’s not very common," says John Yinger, Trustee Professor of Economics and Public Administration and International Affairs.
See related: Civil Rights, Housing, Race & Ethnicity, United States
“As if I Were an Illegal”: Racial Passing in Immigrant Russia
"'As if I Were an Illegal': Racial Passing in Immigrant Russia," authored by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Lauren Woodard, was published in Cultural Anthropology.
See related: Civil Rights, Migration, Russia
Landes Piece on COVID’s Impact on Immunocompromised People Published by Hastings Center
"Moving On from Covid? Immunocompromised People Can’t," written by Associate Professor of Sociology Scott Landes, was published by the Hastings Center.
See related: Civil Rights, COVID-19, Health Policy
DC Attorney Credits Her Maxwell Mentor for Successful Career in International Human Rights
Zuleika Rivera ’15 B.A. (PSc/PSt) is the LGBTI program officer for the D.C.-based International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights. "It was through her [Gladys McCormick] that I discovered there are careers in the human rights field,” says Rivera.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of the 1619 Project, Discusses Her Groundbreaking Work
The event, co-sponsored by the Maxwell School, was moderated by Jessica Lynn Elliott, a fourth-year Ph.D. history student.
See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity, United States
Research on Racial Disparities in Education by Professors Drake, Shi and Zhu Cited in NY Times
The work of Sean Drake, assistant professor of sociology, Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, was referenced in the article, "Asian American Students Face Bias, but It’s Not What You Might Think."
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States
At Maxwell, George Washington Finds Company
A new exhibit, titled “A Conversation with George Washington” is part of an ongoing, wide-ranging effort to foster inclusion and elicit conversations over a central theme of importance to the Maxwell community: citizenship.
See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity
Abdelaaty Quoted in Politico Article on Russian Asylum-Seekers
Lamis Abelaaty, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the Politico article, "The coming fight over Russian asylum-seekers."
See related: Human Rights, International Affairs, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine
Campbell Piece on Historical Legacy of European Colonialism Published on CounterPunch
"Queen Elizabeth II and the Weight of History," written by Professor of Political Science Horace Campbell, was published on CounterPunch.org.
See related: Civil Rights, Colonialism, Europe, Race & Ethnicity
NSF Awards $750K for Research Project Examining Electric Vehicles’ Impact
Siddiki, associate professor of public administration and international affairs and Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy, is co-principal investigator on the project, titled “Strengthening American Electricity Infrastructure for an Electric Vehicle Future: An Energy Justice Approach.”
See related: Civil Rights, Energy, Grant Awards