Jan 12, 2016
2016 Black Student-Athlete Summit
It may seem easy to assume that a star college athlete’s road to success has been neatly…
Dec 18, 2015
Dr. Paoloa Canova: Exploring indigenous groups in Paraguay
Dr. Paola Canova, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology and Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies…
Nov 11, 2015
DDCE Researchers Expose the Myth of a Post-Racial America
The notion that we live in a “colorblind society” is carefully dismantled in a new edition of Racial…
Nov 11, 2015
Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Turns College Dreams into Reality
It’s never too early to start thinking about college. We sat down with two alums who found their path to college through UT Outreach and the Neighborhood Longhorns Program.
Nov 03, 2015
Dr. Xavier Livermon: Examining LGBT Life in Sub-Saharan Africa
Last spring, Dr. Xavier Livermon, assistant professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, debuted the university’s first African…
Nov 03, 2015
Dr. Esther Calzada: Getting to the Root of Mental Health Disorders
Dr. Esther Calzada, associate professor in the School of Social Work, specializes in early childhood development with a particular…
Nov 03, 2015
Dr. Michael Rivera: Investigating the Driving Forces of Immigration Policy
Dr. Michael Rivera, assistant professor, Department of Government and Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, specializes in research…
Nov 03, 2015
Dr. Julie Minich: Understanding Nationalism, Citizenship and Disability
Dr. Julie Minich, assistant professor, Departments of English and Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and the Center for Mexican…
Nov 03, 2015
Dr. Yasmiyn Irizarry: Closing the Achievement Gap
Dr. Yasmiyn Irizarry, assistant professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, is a quantitative sociologist who studies inequality in…
Oct 23, 2015
My Brother’s Keeper Task Force Announced
Austin and Travis County partner with the DDCE to close opportunity gaps for young men of color.