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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 [...]

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. [...]

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.

At a Wednesday webinar, several California community college leaders addressed an ongoing need for racial equity in faculty hiring. They shared strategies that have worked on their campuses—and what more can be done, especially with millions of state dollars on the horizon [...]

Public backlash has forced Hollywood stakeholders, from the group behind the Golden Globes to the major studios, to address the industry's legacy of inequality in recent years. But several DEI experts who are advising the industry told Insider said Hollywood is still [...]

To support colleges and universities in their efforts to address inequities on campus, Achieving the Dream (ATD) and the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center have collaborated to establish the Racial Equity Leadership Academy (RELA). Dr. Monica Parrish Trent [...]

The USC Race and Equity Center and Achieving the Dream are launching an academy to help institutions develop a plan to make change on campus.

Relatively new to a full-time career in academe, Dr. Kendrick B. Davis was named chief research officer and associate professor of research at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Race and Equity Center in November. The appointment brings Davis’ work — particularly [...]

A group of new liberal arts college presidents of color has formed an alliance to collectively address issues of racial diversity, equity and inclusion on their campuses.