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Race, Research & Policy Portal

A free online resource that features easily accessible research summaries on diversity, racial equity, and organizational change

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The Race, Research & Policy Portal (RRAPP) is a free online resource to help organizational leaders, policymakers and educators achieve antiracist change. It features easily accessible research summaries on diversity, racial equity, and organizational change across sectors. Each summary focuses on antiracist solutions, listing clear takeaways in a short format.

Through easy-to-understand research summaries, RRAPP’s goals are to:

  • Create a central repository for research and publications related to antiracist policy.
  • Foster an accessible, cross-sector, and constructive dialogue on effective antiracist interventions.
  • Help change-makers make informed, strategic decisions in their organizations’ antiracist transformations.

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Five ways to use our antiracism resource database
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Five ways to use our antiracism resource database

Answer pressing questions, discover new strategies, and more with our Race Research and Policy Portal — a free database featuring easy-to-read summaries of peer-reviewed research.

Democracy on the Precipice?

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Democracy on the Precipice?

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Director Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, spoke to Kennedy School community members about threats to American democracy and how we can overcome them.

As attacks on campus diversity programs grow, HKS researchers point to evidence that equity and inclusion programs strengthen higher ed outcomes
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As attacks on campus diversity programs grow, HKS researchers point to evidence that equity and inclusion programs strengthen higher ed outcomes

Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts may have a political target on them, but the scholarly literature is clear that they help universities recruit, retain, and teach a more racially diverse pool of talented students and faculty, says the Kennedy School’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad.