Diversifying Citizen Science Projects
Citizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers — here’s how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes.
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Increasing Racial Diversity without Affirmative Action
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
Course Examines How Newspapers Covered Lynchings
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“Barbie,” “Star Wars,” and Why Revolutions Happen
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.