Reducing Inequality

How do the organizational practices of public welfare agencies support or undermine family processes and adolescent development in poor rural communities?

Farr will use this award to develop cultural competencies that will help her tailor her mentoring to be more helpful to the unique needs of students of color, particularly their professional development and networking

Wisniewski will use this award to develop the skills necessary to provide the scaffolding that students, particularly students of color, need to become strong, well-networked researchers.

Ispa-Landa will use this award to develop work routines that facilitate strong, trusting ties with graduate students of color in more structured, intentional, and planned ways.

Bottiani will use this award to improve her ability to initiate and sustain difficult dialogues about how race and racism affect her students.

Holmes will use this award to develop skills in hearing, acknowledging, and responding to experiences of racialization, racism and anti-immigrant prejudice.

Smith will use this award to learn to be more intentional about mentoring across difference, particularly learning about the specific challenges underrepresented faculty face in the academy.

Modestino will use this award to enhance her cultural competency in terms of addressing issues of race by attending workshops and training at the MassMentoring Institute, which will enable her to develop a structured mentoring program that can be implemented ...

How do public school educators respond to rapidly-changing immigration policies to better serve immigrant-origin students?

How can social-emotional learning practices promote civic engagement among Black and Latino youth?