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Dr. Webb served as a faculty leader since the inception of the Equity Center
2020 Fellows continue their work
A project by Community Fellow-in-Residence Destinee Wright
Equity Center Lead Data Analyst, Dr. Michele Claibourn, discusses the Equity Atlas with Saif Y Ishoof, Vice President for Engagement at Florida International University, and Dr. Charlton McIlwain, Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development at New York University.
The City Council discussed the Frontline Workers Fair Treatment Charter during its meeting early Tuesday morning.
Ben Allen, executive director of The Equity Center, said the charter would allow public and private employers to be certified as meeting a list of 12 employment practices laid out in the charter.
The University of Virginia Equity Center has been selected as this year's Marcus L. Martin Endorsed Award.
The UVA IDEA fund announced on Wednesday the Equity Center will be getting a $5,000 grant to support its work to facilitate long-term, institutional change in the areas of inclusion, diversity, equity and access.
Thursdays from 12-1 PM in July 2020
Myra Anderson, mental health advocate, UVA Community Fellow-in-Residence, and founder of Brave Souls on Fire, led a webinar on the traumatic effects that systemic and cultural racism have on African Americans. This urgent mental health conversation will took place on July 29, 2020 at 6pm.
Barbara Wilson given the Thomas Jefferson Award for Early Career Excellence in Community Engagement.
Highlighting the partnership between the Food Justice Network, Equity Center, and the Global Policy Center.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Outreach, UVA Health’s Office of Community Partnerships, the University’s Equity Center and the Office of Economic Development have partnered to establish the employee Volunteer Center.
Equity Center Lead Data Scientist Michele Claiborn and Research Associate Sam Powers contributed to Charlottesville Tomorrow’s “Determined” series. Using the Equity Atlas platform, Dr. Claiborn and Mr. Powers compiled Charlottesville City Police Department records of street stops by CPD officers. The Equity Atlas allowed the detentions data to be visualized both spatially and broken down by race, showing clearly that disparities persist in city policing.
