The New eUpdate: News From the Kirwan Institute
Welcome to the first edition of Kirwan eUpdate, an electronic newsletter published by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. eUpdate will be published three times annually, alternating with the print newsletter, Update. The Kirwan Institute provides leadership in how to think about, talk about, and act on race in ways that create and expand opportunity for all.
Kirwan Institute Statement on Obama's Victory
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American—the first non-white male of any kind—President-Elect of the United States. And he did so in style, winning more votes than any other candidate in our nation's history. As Senator John McCain graciously noted in his concession speech, given the deep and troubling history of race in this country, this is cause for celebration.
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Kirwan’s Executive Director john powell recently discussed the impact of Barack Obama’s victory.
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Kirwan Report Maps Opportunity and Race
In Massachusetts
A report mapping the dynamics of neighborhood opportunity and race in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was presented to Massachusetts leaders and media at the Massachusetts State House on January 12. The report, “The Geography of Opportunity: Building Communities of Opportunity in Massachusetts,” is based on research conducted by the Kirwan Institute on behalf of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. Speakers from the Kirwan Institute joined several Massachusetts government officials and others from Massachusetts legal aid programs, Harvard, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to discuss strategies for how lawmakers, community advocates, and others can work together to enhance opportunities for all to succeed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Experts Discuss Foreclosure Crisis
The subprime lending crisis hit African American and Latino homeowners especially hard; and national experts from many fields gathered to share their insights on October 2–3, 2008, at the National Convening on Subprime Lending, Foreclosure, and Race in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by the Kirwan Institute. Hear their comments.
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A report recently released by the Kirwan Institute examines the forces behind the subprime and foreclosure crisis, its disproportionate effects on communities of color, and possible pathways forward. The report—Subprime Loans, Foreclosure, and the Credit Crisis—What Happened and Why?—draws upon input from leading national civil rights, housing, and legal activists and scholars who attended the Kirwan Institute’s October convening.
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Author David Roediger to Address
Ohio State Audience
Join the Kirwan Institute for a lecture by a leading historian of race and labor. David Roediger, Kendrick C. Babock Professor of History at the University of Illinois, will lead a discussion about his new book, How Race Survived U.S. History. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, February 25 at 3 p.m. in the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, Martin Luther King Lounge, 153 W. 12th Ave.
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New Book Offers Insight on Race
Sometime around the middle of the century, non-white residents in the United States will outnumber white Americans. While it’s a given that the United States will become increasingly multiracial, the future of race in the United States is still unfolding. A book of essays, co-edited by Ohio State scholar Andrew Grant-Thomas, deputy director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, reviews and offers insights for current and expected trends.
Twenty-First Century Color Lines: Multiracial Change in Contemporary America was recently released by Temple University Press. See Temple University Press for more information.
Kirwan Institute Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
In celebration of the Kirwan Institute's fifth anniversary, E. Gordon Gee, president of The Ohio State University, and William E. "Brit" Kirwan, former president of Ohio State and current chancellor of the University System of Maryland, joined other Kirwan staff and supporters at a gala celebration at Gee's home on November 14. The institute is named in honor of Kirwan to recognize his successful efforts to champion diversity at the university. The Kirwan Institute provides interdisciplinary research and leadership on issues related to race and ethnicity worldwide.
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