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Virtual reality experience aims to raise personal awareness of racism’s effects
Now available for free download, the 1,000 Cut Journey program helps users to understand better the emotional and physical toll of racism.
May 26, 2023 | Scholarship

IRS confirms Stanford study of racial bias in audits
The IRS vows to take action after SIEPR’s Daniel Ho co-led a research team that found Black taxpayers are 3 to 5 times more likely to be audited.
May 15, 2023 | Scholarship

Stanford Law School Authors Argue for a New Vision of Native Peoples’ Contributions to Constitutional Law
April 18, 2023 | Scholarship

Stanford announces 2023-26 IDEAL Provostial Fellows
Five early-career scholars will contribute to Stanford’s research and teaching related to race and ethnicity.
April 11, 2023 | University Announcements

DeAndre Johnson awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
DeAndre Johnson has been selected as a 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for his work to improve the lives of those impacted by economic and educational disparities.
April 10, 2023 | University Announcements

Stanford scholar explores the impact of racial stress on Black youth
Assistant Professor Farzana Saleem discusses her work to help young people of color manage racial stressors and heal from trauma.
February 28, 2023 | Scholarship

Stanford's Lerone A. Martin on his new book about J. Edgar Hoover and White Christian nationalism
Stanford's Lerone A. Martin talks about his new book, The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism.
February 10, 2023 | Scholarship

The World House Project Offers Free Access to its Award-Winning Documentary in Honor of Black History Month
“When I Get Grown: Reflections of a Freedom Rider,” a film based on Dr. Clayborne Carson's interviews with American civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette, is available to stream
February 7, 2023 | Scholarship, Videos & Podcasts

Child abuse reports by medical staff linked to children’s race, Stanford Medicine study finds
Over-reporting of Black children and under-reporting of white children as suspected abuse victims suggests systemic bias from medical providers, Stanford Medicine research shows.
February 6, 2023 | Scholarship

IRS Disproportionately Audits Black Taxpayers
A Stanford collaboration with the Department of the Treasury yields the first direct evidence of differences in audit rates by race.
January 31, 2023 | Scholarship

A long history of insecurity, fear, vulnerability among Asian American communities
The recent tragedies in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay are part of a long history of violence inflicted upon Asian Americans, says Stanford historian Gordon Chang.
January 31, 2023 | Scholarship

Toward Equal Footing: A conversation with health equity expert Alyce Adams
Health policy expert Alyce Adams interviewed by Stanford Medicine Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Associate Dean Priya Singh.
January 23, 2023

Stanford’s new Institute on Race names founding faculty co-directors
Tomás Jiménez and Brian Lowery will lead the new institute dedicated to finding real-world solutions to address racial injustice.
December 15, 2022 | University Announcements

Study: Striking inequalities in US infant and maternal health point to structural racism and access issues
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater on health inequality finds wealthy Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.
November 28, 2022 | Scholarship

Why Can’t Police Reform Succeed in Santa Monica
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
November 10, 2022 | Videos & Podcasts

Police Facebook Posts Disproportionately Highlight Crimes Involving Black Suspects, Study Finds
New research by Stanford Law’s Julian Nyarko and coauthors reveals that Facebook users are exposed to crime posts that overrepresent Black suspects by 25% relative to arrest rates
November 2, 2022 | Scholarship

Stanford’s Ralph Richard Banks on Critical Race Theory
Stanford expert on race and the law Professor Ralph Richard Banks discusses why critical race theory is in the spotlight
October 5, 2022 | Scholarship

How an “Impact Mindset” Unites Activists of Different Races
A new study finds that people’s involvement with Black Lives Matter stems from an impulse that goes beyond identity.
September 8, 2022 | Scholarship

Jazmia Henry: Building Inclusive NLP
The HAI and CCSRE fellow hopes to bring the complexity and value of African American Vernacular English to natural language processing.
August 29, 2022 | Scholarship

Joyce Sackey to become Stanford Medicine chief diversity and inclusion officer
Joyce Sackey, advocate and leader of inclusive excellence, will join Stanford Medicine as its inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer.
August 10, 2022 | University Announcements

A Brief History: Racial Justice Across the Eras in August
August is one of the most prolific months in terms of important moments in Black history that have shaped American society.
August 10, 2022 | Scholarship

Amicus brief filed in support of Harvard and University of North Carolina
The “friend of the court” brief urges the court to continue allowing universities to use race and ethnicity as one part of their multi-factored review of admission applications.
August 2, 2022 | University Announcements

Q&A: Balancing top-tier science with activism
A conversation with Black in Neuro's Brielle Ferguson
July 26, 2022 | Scholarship

Stanford scholar uncovers an early activist’s fight to get Black history into schools
Michael Hines, an assistant professor of education at Stanford, investigates one woman’s groundbreaking curriculum adopted in Chicago in the 1940s.
July 8, 2022

A Brief History: The Significance of Juneteenth
June 15, 2022 | Scholarship

Anti-hate website offers education and assistance
Stanford Against Hate: A resource for anti-hate education and empowerment
May 27, 2022 | Community Resources

The Mythology of Racial Progress. SAGE-CASBS Award Lecture by Jennifer Richeson
The sixth winner of the SAGE-CASBS Award, Jennifer Richeson.
May 18, 2022 | Videos & Podcasts

Stanford’s Shirin Sinnar on the Buffalo Shooting, Hate Crimes, and Domestic Terrorism
Q&A with Sharon Driscoll
May 16, 2022 | Scholarship

Design to make a difference: How do we foster a culture of belonging?
A new book helps create a path to diversity, equity, and inclusion in groups of any type or size.
May 2, 2022

Stanford announces second cohort of IDEAL Provostial Fellows
Five early-career scholars will join the university in fall 2022 as part of a program to strengthen Stanford’s research and teaching related to race and ethnicity.
April 6, 2022 | University Announcements

Stanford GSB releases annual report on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The report describes several initiatives aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion.
March 29, 2022 | University Announcements

School closures intensify gentrification in Black neighborhoods nationwide, Stanford study finds
An analysis of census and school closure data finds that shuttering schools increases gentrification – but only in predominantly Black communities.
March 28, 2022 | Scholarship

How Race Influences and Amplifies Backlash Against Outspoken Women
When women break gender norms, the most negative reactions may come from people of the same race.
March 25, 2022 | Scholarship

Road to Roses: John Ralston and Black Football Players at Stanford
Moderated by Troy Clardy ’97. Panelists include Albert Wilburn '67, Gene Washington '69, and Hillary Shockley '72.
March 15, 2022 | Videos & Podcasts

Cell Phone Data Adds New Detail to Our Picture of Urban Segregation
The movement of millions of phones shows that Americans experience less racial isolation once they get out of their neighborhoods.
March 11, 2022 | Scholarship

Learning to address anti-Black racism in the clinic
A course designed by Stanford Medicine's Presence 5 helps medical instructors teach anti-Black racism in the clinic.
March 11, 2022 | Scholarship

The Closing of the American Mind? A Discussion About Critical Race Theory, Book Banning, and More with Rick Banks
Stanford Legal Podcast: A discussion about the politicization of critical race theory, book banning, and more.
February 26, 2022 | Videos & Podcasts

Campus Conversation: Stanford’s ongoing DEI work and what still needs to be done
To discuss the university’s IDEAL initiative, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell joined Patrick Dunkley, Shirley Everett and C. Matthew Snipp
February 17, 2022 | University Announcements

Faculty Seminar Series | "Gender Backlash & Race" with Brian Lowery (GSB)
In this talk, Dr. Lowery examines how race moderates gender backlash and the ways that genders are constructed within races.
February 10, 2022 | Scholarship, Videos & Podcasts

The IDEAL Learning Journey launching for all staff: We are one community
The IDEAL Learning Journey for staff is one of the many IDEAL (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in a Learning Environment) initiatives underway.
February 2, 2022 | University Announcements

Stanford scholars examine systemic racism, how to advance racial justice in America
Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the Black experience in America and examine continuing systemic racism and discrimination in the U.S.
February 1, 2022 | Scholarship

Stanford’s DARE fellowship prepares doctoral students for academic careers
Fellows of the Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence (DARE) Doctoral Fellowship Program are landing faculty jobs at colleges and universities across the country and abroad.
January 31, 2022 | University Announcements

Stanford creates initiative to augment existing efforts to invest with diverse asset managers
The Stanford Board of Trustees has approved an allocation of university reserve funds for a new program to invest in diverse asset managers.
January 18, 2022 | University Announcements

For Black Americans, COVID-19 is quickly reversing crucial economic gains
Research co-authored by SIEPR’s Peter Klenow and Chad Jones measures the welfare gap between Black and white Americans and provides a way to analyze policies to narrow the divide.
January 12, 2022

Creating spaces for diverse and intellectual communities
Two programs sponsored by VPGE support building intellectual communities and expanding diversity among grad students and postdocs.
January 12, 2022 | University Announcements

Lerone A. Martin: the new faculty director of Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Lerone A. Martin on what we know—and don’t know—about Martin Luther King, Jr. and why access to information about him is more important than ever
January 12, 2022

Meet Our Faculty: ‘It is incredibly powerful when we see each other’
Elizabeth Anne Reese, Yunpoví, the first Native American faculty member at Stanford Law, is working to shatter invisibilities that she says have been “comfortably the status quo”
January 11, 2022

Are Your Data Visualizations Racist?
Three ways to be more equitable and inclusive with your data and data visualizations.
December 2, 2021 | Scholarship

Interview: Bringing an Anti-Racist Approach to Collective Impact
Two collective impact leaders discuss using the framework to achieve social change and how to put anti-racism at the center of cross-sector collaborations.
November 29, 2021 | Scholarship

Stanford community members participate in event decrying the racial profiling of scientists of Chinese descent
The recent online event presented results from a survey of scientists documenting the chilling effect of federal national security policies.
November 18, 2021

Stanford's Campus-wide DEI Survey Results
Stanford released the findings from Stanford’s first-ever campus-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) survey, conducted in May of this year.
November 17, 2021

Rethinking Race, Dismantling Racism, Furthering Justice Panel Discussion
Learn how the Stanford Center for Racial Justice (SCRJ) aims to advance justice for all people and hear from alumni leaders advancing these efforts in various ways.
November 16, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Stanford charges committee with developing implementation recommendations for proposal for new institute on study of race, ethnicity and society
Provost Persis Drell told the Faculty Senate Thursday that a committee has been charged with developing recommendations for a process to create a new institute
October 22, 2021 | University Announcements

Land acknowledgment website honors relationships with Native peoples
A new website with the university’s official land acknowledgment encourages its use at events and celebrates ties to the Muwekma Ohlone and other Native communities.
October 8, 2021

Stanford history project centers on marginalized Bay Area community
Stanford historians are illuminating the complex story of environmental damage in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.
September 22, 2021 | Scholarship

Anger and sadness soared following George Floyd’s death, particularly among Black Americans, Stanford psychologists find
As the nation mourned the death of George Floyd, more Black Americans than white Americans felt angry or sad – a finding that reveals the racial disparities of grief.
September 20, 2021 | Scholarship

Conversations about race between Black and white friends feel risky, but are valuable, Stanford psychologists find
New research about how friends approach talking about their race-related experiences with each other reveals concerns but also the potential
September 20, 2021 | Scholarship

Study reveals differences in how Black and white U.S. parents talked to their kids about race and racism before and after George Floyd’s death
After George Floyd’s murder, Black parents talked about race and racism with their kids more. White parents did not and were more likely to give their kids colorblind messages.
September 15, 2021 | Scholarship

Stanford Center for Racial Justice Appoints Executive Director
Stanford Law School has appointed George Brown, an advocate for social and racial justice with three decades of corporate law experience, as Executive Director of the SCRJ.
September 14, 2021 | University Announcements

The IDEAL Learning Journey completes its first step
A pilot of the IDEAL Learning Journey, which began in late June with 251 staff members, is coming to a close.
September 8, 2021 | University Announcements

Lerone A. Martin appointed next faculty director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Lerone A. Martin is the second faculty director appointed in the history of the Institute, following Clayborne Carson’s retirement in 2020.
August 30, 2021 | University Announcements

Two IDEAL faculty hires in the School of Humanities and Sciences
Destin Jenkins and Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh will join the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences faculty
August 20, 2021 | University Announcements

And Justice For All: Improving Access Through Digital Tools, Innovative Design
Stanford Law faculty, students and alumni discuss how the pandemic could speed technology and practice solutions to the access-to-justice crisis.
August 6, 2021 | Scholarship

JSK names 10 Community Impact Fellows for 2021-2022
The 10 John S. Knight Community Impact Fellows will work remotely in their communities to address journalism’s neglect of communities of color.
August 4, 2021 | University Announcements

Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future
Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanford's first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.
June 28, 2021 | Scholarship

Juneteenth Library Guide
Resources about this monumental yet overlooked event in American history.
June 14, 2021 | Community Resources

Podcast: The Racial Reckoning That Wasn't
On this episode, two researchers explain why last year so-called racial reckoning was always shakier than it looked.
June 10, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Together, we rise up to overcome anti-AAPI hate
June 7, 2021 | University Announcements

Say Their Names
Green Library Exhibit supporting the Black Lives Matter movement
June 7, 2021 | Community Resources

Stanford’s IDEAL initiative makes substantial progress toward goals
The campus-wide efforts to promote diversity, equity, access and inclusion have expanded significantly in the academic year 2020-21.
June 4, 2021 | University Announcements

Creating Justice for All
A virtual display of books from Stanford libraries' collections.
June 2, 2021 | Community Resources

What's in a Name?: Renaming at Stanford
The Stanford Historical Society tackles a difficult question that many institutions are facing.
June 1, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Podcast How Disability Intersects with Race
Professor Alfredo J. Artiles discusses the complexities in creating inclusive policies for students with disabilities.
May 24, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Righting Decades of Wrong: Countering the impact of racism on health
May 17, 2021 | Scholarship

Making Engineering More Diverse
Engineering for All Series
May 14, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Mitigating Racial Disparities with Data Science
Engineering for All Series
May 12, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Tuesday Race Talks - One Trailblazing Black Lawyer and the Creation of Silicon Valley
Professor Rick Banks in a conversation with Harry Bremond, who in the late 1960s became one of the first partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
May 11, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Stanford scholars reflect on contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during heritage month and a period of increased racial violence
The many contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are noted by Stanford scholars during a time that has seen a drastic rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.
May 10, 2021 | Scholarship

50th Annual Stanford Powwow
Indigenous Excellence: A Celebration of Generations
May 7, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Why People Who Have It Easy Claim They Had It Rough
When confronted with evidence of systemic inequality, people with privilege may react by overstating the obstacles they’ve faced.
May 4, 2021 | Scholarship

Message from President Tessier-Lavigne: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 3, 2021 | University Announcements

Stanford Libraries Spotlight Exhibit: Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Spotlight exhibit about the history of systemic racism against the AAPI community.
May 1, 2021 | Scholarship

The Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month of Learning
Calendar of resources and activities in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander month.
May 1, 2021 | Community Resources

Confronting the Past: Stanford University and Its Fraught History with the Ohlone and Chinese
Professor Gordon Chang and Dr. Laura Jones
April 22, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Panel Discussion on the Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
Panel unpacks the verdict and contextualizes it within the landscape of current law and police reform.
April 22, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Tuesday Race Talks - Rich Thanks to Racism: How the Ultra-Wealthy Profit from Racial Injustice
Professor Rick Banks in conversation with Jim Freeman, who directs the Social Movement Support Lab at IRISE (Univ. of Denver)
April 21, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Chauvin guilty verdict is important, but more work needs to be done to advance racial justice, Stanford scholars say
Stanford scholars Hakeem Jefferson, Robert Weisberg and Matthew Clair weigh in on the Derek Chauvin verdict.
April 20, 2021 | Scholarship

Message from President Tessier-Lavigne: The verdict in Minneapolis
April 20, 2021 | University Announcements

Message from President Tessier-Lavigne: Confronting racial injustice
April 19, 2021 | University Announcements

A Pattern of Violence: How the Law Classifies Crime and What It Means for Justice
An interactive panel discussing Stanford Law School Professor and former federal prosecutor David Alan Sklansky’s book.
April 19, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Peer to Peer: How Do I Foster a Racially Equitable Firm?
Members of the Stanford GSB Class of ’94 drew up a playbook for business leaders looking to promote racial equity.
April 17, 2021 | Community Resources

David Sklansky on the Classification of Violent Crimes, Racism, and Mass Incarceration
A Discussion of the New Book A Pattern of Violence: How the Law Classifies Crimes and What It Means for Justice
April 17, 2021 | University Announcements

Anti-Asian Violence at the Intersection of Gender and White Supremacy
Part of the Clayman Conversations series sponsored by the Clayman Institute for Gender Studies at Stanford
April 16, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Black Lives Matter and the Power of Protest with Allyson Hobbs
What makes the historic protests ignited by the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many others different from those of the past?
April 15, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee seeks to enhance staff experience related to diversity, equity and inclusion
The work of the committee is focused on five areas: diversity and leadership, HR policies and procedures, engagement and culture, learning and development and community engagement.
April 15, 2021 | University Announcements

Selective De-Policing: Stanford Law Team Proposes New Routes to Public Safety in Racially Diverse Communities
Report on non-police approaches to mental health, homeless crises, school discipline & traffic violations demonstrates public safety benefits, especially for vulnerable communities
April 9, 2021 | Scholarship

Provost’s Office appointments focus on inclusion, community, digital education
Leadership appointments announced by Provost Persis Drell seek to advance key strategic objectives of the university.
April 7, 2021 | University Announcements

Tuesday Race Talks: Movement Lawyering and Racial Justice
How can the tools of movement lawyering and impact litigation be merged to address racial injustice?
April 6, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Racial Justice: Key NAACP Legal Defense Fund Cases with Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn Ifill, LDF’s President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), discusses important NAACP cases and issues.
March 31, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Rodney King to George Floyd: Racism and Policing in America with David Sklansky
David Sklansky discusses race and policing in America and how we can reform policing to prevent another George Floyd death in police custody.
March 31, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

How We Dress and Why It Has and Does Still Matter with Richard Thompson Ford
Professor Ford traces the importance of fashion through the Civil Rights marches to modern day issues of gender and transgender norms.
March 31, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Statement in support of Stanford’s Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander community
This statement extends remarks made by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at Stanford Campus Conversations on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 and Monday, February 22, 2021.
March 25, 2021 | University Announcements

Q&A: The departmentalization of Stanford’s African and African American Studies (AAAS) program
Two academic leaders involved in departmentalizing the African and African American Studies (AAAS) program at Stanford explain the process and the rationale for the move.
March 25, 2021 | University Announcements

Black @ Stanford: An Anthology of Black Activism and Community at Stanford
A collaboration of the Black Community Services Center and Stanford Archives, it is a gathering archival documentation and information showcasing the history of the Black community
March 25, 2021 | Community Resources

America's Black-White Divide: Looking Back, Looking Around, Looking Forward
Lawrence Bobo, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Claude Steele in conversation with Margaret Levi
March 19, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Anthropologists of Our Own Culture: Dignity, Rhetoric, and Advocacy
RILE Speaker Series: Dr. Manuel Espinoza and Frida Silva
March 18, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Asian American Activities Center Statement on Violence Against Asians
March 18, 2021 | Community Resources, University Announcements

Resource & Support Page for Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders during COVID-19
March 18, 2021 | Community Resources

Stanford announces IDEAL Provostial Fellows appointments
March 16, 2021 | University Announcements

Podcast: Teaching about racism
Stanford sociologist Matthew Snipp discusses ways to educate students about race and ethnic relations in America.
March 15, 2021

Hannah Valantine on weaving diversity into the fabric of biomedical institutions
After six years at the National Institutes of Health, cardiologist Hannah Valantine has returned to Stanford with new ideas for building a more diverse and inclusive campus
March 12, 2021 | Scholarship

Stanford joins national effort to support underrepresented minorities in postdoctoral programs
March 4, 2021 | University Announcements

Blackness and the Disability Experience
Conversation exploring the relationship between ableism and anti-Blackness
February 26, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

Tuesday Race Talks – The State of Black Politics
Professor Rick Banks in conversation about the current state of politics in the U.S. and some reflections on the 2020 elections with Steve Phillips.
February 24, 2021 | Videos & Podcasts

The History of Black History Month
February 23, 2021 | Scholarship

Stanford’s African and African American Studies moves closer to becoming a department
February 23, 2021 | University Announcements

Stanford scholars examine systemic racism, how to advance racial justice in America
February 17, 2021 | Scholarship

For democracy to work, racial inequalities must be addressed, Stanford scholars say
February 17, 2021 | Scholarship

Task Force at Freeman Spogli Institute Focuses on Racial Equity
The FSI Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force has been addressing the ways in which systemic racism manifests at Stanford, at FSI and in the study of global affairs
February 12, 2021 | University Announcements

Stanford archive to highlight Black histories of Silicon Valley
February 11, 2021 | Scholarship

Message from leadership: Black History Month
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell sent the following message to the campus community on the celebration of Black History Month at Stanford.
February 10, 2021 | University Announcements

STANFORD Magazine Black History Collection
Stories of Stanford's Black students, alumni and faculty.
February 1, 2021 | STANFORD magazine

Annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report
The Stanford GSB shares an annual report to measure progress toward their goals, holding themselves accountable, and define the priorities for the year.
December 8, 2020 | University Announcements

Community Board on Public Safety works to address issues of safety at Stanford
Co-chairs Patrick H. Dunkley and Claude M. Steele announce board composition and outline workplan for the academic year.
November 19, 2020 | University Announcements

Launch of the Commission on Justice and Equity
The commission represents an institution-wide, collaborative effort to dismantle systemic racism and discrimination within our own community and beyond.
November 19, 2020 | University Announcements

A message on diversity training
An update regarding Executive Order 13950.
November 18, 2020 | University Announcements

Stanford Center for Racial Justice
The SCRJ aims to advance justice for all people, training and preparing students to be in the vanguard of advancing a new racial norm.
November 17, 2020 | Community Resources

Protecting your birth: a guide for Black mothers
Advice for speaking to your OB-GYN about racism by clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Erica Cahill
November 17, 2020 | Scholarship

More than half of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 among Black, Hispanic patients, study finds
Researchers found that Black and Hispanic people made up 58% of all patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and 53% of those who died from the disease.
November 17, 2020 | Scholarship

United in one
In Treyjohn Butler, a fighter for justice emerges from the gridiron.
November 12, 2020 | University Announcements

Black Community Council established
The Black Community Council will engage Black alumni, students, staff and faculty for oversight of initiatives focused on supporting Stanford’s Black community.
November 9, 2020 | University Announcements

Leadership for Society: The Podcast
Join Professor Brian Lowery as he sits down with prominent leaders for a series of conversations on the most pressing issues of today.
October 15, 2020 | Videos & Podcasts

How to be an anti-racist
Presented by the VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University
October 14, 2020 | Videos & Podcasts

Framework Task Force formed
The task force will recommend new infrastructure for the study of race and the impacts of race on society.
October 8, 2020 | University Announcements

Say their names
About the Green Library Exhibit supporting the Black Lives Matter movement
October 4, 2020 | Scholarship

A time to be heard
Black student-athletes create a voice at Stanford
September 23, 2020 | University Announcements

Politics scholar Omar Wasow on protests, violence and the media
How activists tell their stories can help build coalitions, says the Class of ’92 alum and Princeton assistant professor.
September 22, 2020 | STANFORD magazine

Historian James Campbell on white backlash
Freedom, justice and equality are too often seen as zero-sum.
September 22, 2020 | STANFORD magazine

Sociologist Matthew Clair on race and class in criminal justice
It takes more than a movement to transform the system.
September 22, 2020 | STANFORD magazine

Social psychologist Brian Lowery on privilege
People separate advantage and disadvantage—even though you can't have one without the other.
September 18, 2020 | STANFORD magazine

Sociologist Forrest Stuart on urban policing
Seeing what’s wrong with society when people break the law
September 11, 2020 | STANFORD magazine

Clayborne Carson: looking back at a legacy
Stanford historian Clayborne Carson reflects on studying and preserving the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
August 28, 2020 | Scholarship

The 19th Amendment is a milestone, but not the endpoint, for women’s rights in America, says Stanford historian
Stanford scholar Estelle Freedman on the centennial of the 19th Amendment and acknowledging the intersection of gender and racial justice in America
August 12, 2020 | Scholarship

An action plan for racial equity
Stanford Graduate School of Business commits to addressing racial inequality in society and within its own corridors.
August 10, 2020 | University Announcements

Stanford's action plan for racial equity
Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Jonathan Levin and Associate Dean Sarah Soule discuss the school's action plan for increasing racial equity.
July 28, 2020 | Videos & Podcasts

We understand implicit bias, now what?
A conversation with Stanford psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt
July 14, 2020 | Scholarship

Advancing racial justice at Stanford
June 30, 2020 | University Announcements

Stanford campus community statements of support
The Stanford community is using their platforms and microphones for the good of others.
June 6, 2020 | University Announcements

Black Lives Matter resources and support
Here, you’ll find information shared by the ASSU, Asian American Activities Center, Black Community Services Center, El Centro Chicano y Latino, The Markaz: Resource Center, Queer
June 6, 2020 | Community Resources

How racial bias works—and how to disrupt it
Stanford professor and psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society.
June 1, 2020 | Videos & Podcasts

An open letter to the Stanford Athletics family
From the desk of Bernard Muir
June 1, 2020 | University Announcements

Criminal Justice
Stanford SPARQ works to spark change in criminal justice by using behavioral science insights to improve police-community relations.
March 28, 2019 | Community Resources

"Real American" with guest Julie Lythcott-Haims
Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of “Real American,” on her memoir about growing up biracial in America.
May 19, 2018 | Videos & Podcasts

The Stanford Open Policing Project
This project collects, standardizes, and makes available data on vehicle and pedestrian stops from law enforcement departments across the country.
June 19, 2017 | Community Resources

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute
The King Institute supports a broad range of activities illuminating Dr. King's life and the movements he inspired.
December 5, 2014 | Community Resources

Ferguson: America's movement for racial justice
A panel discussion moderated by Professor H. Samy Alim of the Graduate School of Education
November 19, 2014 | Videos & Podcasts

Stanford National Black Alumni Association
The SNBAA cultivates a legacy of Black excellence by strengthening bonds, fostering engagement, and delivering programs that unite, educate, inspire, and transform.
December 30, 2012 | Community Resources

African & African American Studies
African & African American Studies (AAAS) promotes an understanding of how history informs the present and inspires an engagement with the past.
July 22, 2010 | Community Resources

Black Community Services Center
The BCSC embodies inclusive excellence through partnering with and educating the Stanford community about the contributions of the African diaspora.
March 9, 2004 | Community Resources

Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (CCSRE) is Stanford’s interdisciplinary hub for teaching and research on race and ethnicity.
December 6, 2001 | Community Resources