Columbia University will develop a model curriculum “Racial Justice and Abolition Democracy” to address racial inequality in the criminal justice system thanks to a $5 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
In partnership with community organizations and higher education institutions across the country, the upper-level curriculum seeks to redress the history of racialized punishment in the United States.
The project’s co-leaders are Bernard E. Harcourt, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, and Bruce Western, Chair and Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice as well as Co-Director of the Justice Lab.
UTSA gets $5m grant for Democratizing Racial Justice project
UTSA gets $5m grant for Democratizing Racial Justice project
The school is one of only 16 universities in the U.S. and the only institution in Texas to be awarded the funds
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Racial justice protests made regular stops at the Bexar County Jail in early June, including this one on June 10. The Texas Education Agency has found the San Antonio ISD must do more to identify and teach jail inmates eligible for special education services under federal law.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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The UTSA main campus in San Antonio in 2017. UTSA is ranked in the top 3.6 percent of universities in the world, according to the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.Tom Reel /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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January 14, 2021 at 9:48am
Vulnerable communities, which include Black and Hispanic South Florida residents, are often disproportionately impacted by disasters such as hurricanes, floods and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. FIU researchers plan to study and address these racial and ethnic disparities over the next three years with a $4.63 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Commons for Justice (CfJ) project will look for solutions to address disparities in preparing for a disaster and increasing a community’s ability to survive and recover. The project was funded as part of the Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative, in collaboration with 10 community organizations and two FIU museums.