In a new article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Adam Gamoran makes the case for transforming the university research enterprise to enhance its social impact, focusing specifically on the need for institutions to provide incentives for faculty that engage in research that responds to real-world problems.

Supported by a Foundation grant and edited by former director of the National Institute of Justice John Laub, this special issue takes stock of the policies, programs, and practices that may reduce inequality in the justice system for young people in the U.S.

The Foundation has awarded six Rapid Response Research Grants that will leverage research to address major challenges facing young people in the United States. These awards, the first of their kind, support reviews of existing research, conducted by researchers in collaboration with policy partners, aimed at reducing youth inequality.