LATEST NEWS
List of USC Race & Equity Center News
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 [...]
Harper Inducted Into National Academy of Education
Shaun Harper, Founder and Executive Director of the USC Race and Equity Center, has been inducted into the National Academy of Education, the most prestigious organization in one of his two academic fields. The National Academy’s mission is to advance high-quality research [...]
Inaugural Director of Student Engagement: Royel Johnson
Royel Johnson is joining the USC Rossier School of Education as an associate professor in January 2022. He is coming from Penn State University where he was a faculty member and associate director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education. [...]
An Argument Against ‘Raceless’ Policy Making
Higher education won’t address racial inequity unless states and institutions acknowledge the current problems and respond to them head-on, a speaker tells state officials.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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List of USC Race & Equity Center Events
