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Wisconsin

Chapter Spotlight: Wisconsin SSN Event Focuses on Issues Affecting the Black Community

“ Our office finds the Scholars Strategy Network to be a valuable resource and we are really looking forward to strengthening our connection with the...
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New Member Spotlight: Johnny Rice II on Protecting Violence Interrupters

SSN is launching an initiative to highlight new members of the network and showcase their research. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on new SSN...
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Member Spotlight: U.S. Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission

This week, we're spotlighting the U.S. Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission (H.Con.Res.100) - a resolution drafted and written by SSN...
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Experts Available: Attacks on US Capitol

In light of last week's attack on the US Capitol and the heightened threat of further violence this weekend or during the Inauguration next week, SSN...
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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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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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Election Experts Available: Race and Politics

For journalists looking for expert sources to comment on issues of race and ethnicity in the midterm elections, these scholars are available to...
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Scholar Spotlight: Katherine Beckett

Katherine Beckett is this week's scholar spotlight for her impactful research on racial bias in capital punishment. Washington just ruled that the...
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Announcing the Legacies Project: Learning from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

For too long, higher education and other American institutions have excluded minority groups from full participation in U.S. society. Early Civil...