LATEST NEWS
List of USC Race & Equity Center News
Two Honorary Doctorates to Harper
Shaun Harper, founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, completed his first doctorate, a Ph.D. from Indiana University, 20 years ago. In 2017, Governors State University was the first institution to award him the Doctor of Humane Letters, [...]
U.S. Department of Education Grant to Johnson and HBCU Collaborators
Royel M. Johnson, the USC Race and Equity Center’s Director of Student Engagement, is on a team that has been awarded a $1,533,384 grant from the United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (IES). These funds will support the University [...]
Center Releases Report on Racial Justice in Pro Sports
This report is intended for every professional sports league and all teams across America. It introduces some reflective questions, a racial justice continuity framework, ten principles, and numerous concrete actions that will deepen and sustain the momentum of Summer 2020.
Nike Multiyear DEI Learning Partnership
The USC Race and Equity Center is engaged in a robust, multidimensional partnership with Nike. Every aspect of this work is focused on strategically advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Over the next two years, we are providing numerous resources and high-quality [...]
Genius to Lead Center’s Youth Engagement and Community Partnerships
Long-time Columbia University Professor Christopher Emdin is joining the University of Southern California as a tenured full professor in January 2022. He will also hold the prestigious Robert A. Naslund endowed chair in curriculum and teaching in the USC Rossier School of [...]
Deep Engagement in Los Angeles and Inglewood K-12 Schools
At an October 2019 event on the University of Southern California campus, Austin Beutner, superintendent of the nation’s second-largest school district, announced a new partnership with the USC Race and Equity Center. “One of the things we want to do is build [...]
Harper Named University Professor
Shaun Harper has held one of USC’s most prestigious academic appointments since he came to the University in 2017 as Provost Professor in the USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Rossier School of Education. Now he adds another distinction. Harper has [...]
Jones Promoted to Professor, Assumes Center Executive Leadership Role
Brandi Jones has been promoted to professor of research at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. She has also joined the USC Race and Equity Center as our inaugural Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff. Previously, Jones was [...]
Higher Education Expert, HBCU Alumna and Trustee Joins Center
Danette Gerald Howard, a Lumina Foundation executive and nationally acclaimed higher education leader, has been named the USC Race and Equity Center’s inaugural Executive in Residence. Prior to becoming a foundation leader, Howard served as Secretary of Higher Education for the State [...]
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