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Experts Available: Affirmative Action

The US district court in Massachusetts just handed down its decision in the case regarding alleged discrimination against Asian-Americans in Harvard's...
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Scholar Spotlight: Darrick Hamilton

This week’s scholar spotlight highlights Darrick Hamilton, whose work on stratification economics has inspired Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen...
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Border Detention: Experts Available to Comment on House Hearing

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing tomorrow featuring DHS and HHS Inspectors General, as well as members of Congress who...
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Experts Available: Tariffs and US-China Trade

With the US-China trade war once again in the headlines, there's renewed focus on tariffs and their economic and political impacts. If you're looking...
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Scholar Spotlight: Northeast Ohio SSN Leadership Team

This week's Scholar Spotlight highlights the Northeast Ohio SSN leadership team for their work to combat source of income discrimination in Ohio's...
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Scholar Spotlight: Phillip Atiba Goff

This week's Scholar Spotlight is Phillip Atiba Goff, whose organization, the Center for Policing Equity, is now part of the Audacious Project through...
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Experts Available: President Trump To Name David Malpass Head of World Bank

Politico and Bloomberg are reporting that the President is going to name David Malpass, currently Undersecretary for International Affairs at Treasury...
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SSN’s 500th Member Focuses on the Roots of U.S. Urban Unrest

What do the continuing protests in Ferguson, Missouri have in common with the 1960s uprisings in many U.S. cities? Howard looks to history to explore...
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No Longer Academic – A Family Tragedy Casts a Harsh Light on the U.S. Safety Net

Andrea Campbell learned indelible new lessons when a hit and run driver left her sister-in-law paralyzed. To carry on, a young couple that had no...
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New Measures Reveal the True Impact of America's Anti-Poverty Programs

Once again, GOP Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is calling for huge cutbacks in U.S. anti-poverty programs he denounces as unsuccessful. But research using...