The Center of Work on Race and Education at the Annenberg Institute provides an inclusive space to:

  • Rethink how we interrogate race and education.
  • Generate theoretically informed rigorous scholarship on the impact of race on students’ educational experiences, opportunities, and outcomes.
  • Engage with and learn from a broad community invested in racial justice.
  • Create a bold vision for racially just education rooted in engaged scholarship and innovative policy and practice-based efforts to challenge racial inequity.

Land Acknowledgement

Brown has developed an official land acknowledgment as part of a set of commitments to build a better understanding of the relationship between the University, the Indigenous peoples of this region, and the land on which Brown is situated.

These commitments include a formal land acknowledgment statement to recognize, honor and create a meaningful acknowledgment of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and their connection to the land on College Hill, as well as a commitment to strengthen investment in scholarship and education. Land acknowledgment often is considered as a first step in a process of truth-telling and a commitment to building understanding of, and accountability to, a history of dispossession.

"Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island, on lands that are within the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. We acknowledge that beginning with colonization and continuing for centuries the Narragansett Indian Tribe have been dispossessed of most of their ancestral lands in Rhode Island by the actions of individuals and institutions. We acknowledge our responsibility to understand and respond to those actions. The Narragansett Indian Tribe, whose ancestors stewarded these lands with great care, continues as a sovereign nation today. We commit to working together to honor our past and build our future with truth." 

For more information about this acknowledgment, its development, and the action it is meant to inspire, please visit landacknowledgment.brown.edu.

Rethinking Race and Education Seminar Series

The Rethinking Race and Education Seminar provides a space to engage with evolving interdisciplinary ideas about race and education.

 

Race and Education Workshop

The Race and Education Workshop is a space for Brown community members to engage in dialogue around vital race and education issues in an informal setting.

Research on Race and Education

The CALL-ECL explores how eight of the largest urban US school districts seek to transform their schools through equity-centered leadership.

Other areas of research include:

  • Race
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Change
  • Educational Leader Pathways
  • Research Practice Partnership
  • Educational Equity

Community Engaged Scholarship

Civic Engagement and Partnerships

 

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