DEI Digest - September 6-10, 2021: The "Great Reassessment," Combating Misinformation in Representative Clinical Trials, and Skepticism of PBS' Diversity Initiatives
DEI Digest - September 6-10, 2021: The "Great Reassessment," Combating Misinformation in Representative Clinical Trials, and Skepticism of PBS' Diversity Initiatives
Read more in this week's digest about the lack of diversity on corporate boards at enterprises supported by private equity firms, skepticism towards PBS' diversity initiatives, and more.
Miseducation: How the South's Rewriting of Civil War History Impacts Society Today
Miseducation: How the South's Rewriting of Civil War History Impacts Society Today
Professor Chara Bohan, of the College of Education & Human Development, discusses with GSU's Research Magazine about how the "Lost Cause" narrative came to dominate U.S. history books — and the lingering effects of our miseducation.
Georgia State Faculty Receive $800,000 Grant To Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce in Georgia
Georgia State Faculty Receive $800,000 Grant To Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce in Georgia
Georgia State University faculty members Tonia Durden and Stacey French-Lee have received a two-year, $800,000 grant from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (EEIC) to expand and diversify Georgia’s early childhood education workforce.
Their grant, entitled “Project SEED: Increasing the Diversity, Quality and Quantity of Our ECE Workforce,” will provide pathways for culturally and linguistically diverse students to earn a four-year degree in birth through five education.
Negative Impacts to Black Workers' Previous Labor Market Gains Could Linger After Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery, Georgia State Researcher Finds
Negative Impacts to Black Workers' Previous Labor Market Gains Could Linger After Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery, Georgia State Researcher Finds
Even though the U.S. economy is projected to regain its pre-pandemic strength as early as 2024, the negative impact to Black workers' previous labor market gains could linger after the country recovers from the pandemic-related recession, according to new policy research from a Georgia State University faculty member.
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Dec. 27 - Jan. 2
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Dec. 27 - Jan. 2
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
What is World Braille Day
Christmas in January?
Celebrating Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti - Jan. 2-5
Cracking the Codes: Joy DeGruy, A Trip to the Grocery Store
Missouri Newspaper Confronts and Apologizes for Its History of Racially Biased Reporting
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5
DEI Weekly Digest - Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5
Check out featured diversity, equity, and inclusion related stories in the news:
Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19
A Listing of International Days in December
GSU Public Health Team Receives $1.3 Million Federal Grant To Study COVID-19 Research Participation in Black Communities
FDA Offers Guidance to Enhance Diversity in Clinical Trials, Encourage Inclusivity in Medical Product Development
'But...I Survived' Beautifully Pays Homage to Trans Women Gone and Still Here
The Problem We All Live With - Georgia State researchers work to illuminate the ways systemic racism drives health disparities
The Problem We All Live With - Georgia State researchers work to illuminate the ways systemic racism drives health disparities
As Black communities are being devastated by COVID-19, Georgia State researchers are working to illuminate the ways systemic racism drives health disparities, harming and even killing African Americans.
Muhammad Works Toward Culturally Responsive Education
Muhammad Works Toward Culturally Responsive Education
Gholnecsar Muhammad is an associate professor in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education at Georgia State. Her work and research are centered around culturally responsive education.
“Culturally responsive education is in response to students’ identities and the times we live in. It helps students with academic success, cultural competence, as well as social and political consciousness.”
Associate Professor Researches Racial and Ethnic Disparities, and How Children and Students Can Be Prepared to Thrive Against Adversities
Associate Professor Researches Racial and Ethnic Disparities, and How Children and Students Can Be Prepared to Thrive Against Adversities
Ciara Smalls Glover, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia State, is examining factors that mitigate the adverse effects of discrimination against persons from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, including consequences for their emotional, academic and physical health.
“I was originally studying stress and coping, and from that I learned about the weight of a persistent stressor for communities of color—and that’s racial and ethnic discrimination.”
One of the factors that literature has found to be especially protective is racial and ethnic identity, Dr. Glover said. These are the beliefs and attitudes about an individual’s group membership. She said that these beliefs and attitudes evolve over time, with family playing a critical role.
“Identity doesn’t just happen. It develops. And one of the salient influences in that development is family,” Dr. Glover explained. “The role of the family has been central to my work and looking at the varied messages that families send to prepare their child for independence. Families from under-represented groups often don’t get permission to be portrayed in multi-faceted ways.”