The Equity Center
A UVA Democracy Initiative center for the redress of inequity through community-engaged scholarship
Local Partnerships
The Equity Center is committed to being a good neighbor to our local community
VISUALIZING ALBEMARLE COUNTY MAGISTERIAL REDISTRICTING WITH AN EQUITY LENS
Our Equity Atlas helps local policy makers in efforts to redistrict equitably
_mpathic design: The Great Migration selected for 2022 ASCA award
Faculty Director of Design Justice, Elgin Cleckley, was awarded a Creative Achievement Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
2020 - 2021 Annual Report
Learn about our community-engaged work from the past year
Equity Center research presented at the National Association for Bilingual Education
Isabel Vargas and Lucy Montalvo shared their Multilingual Tutors Program
2021 Community Fellow-in-Resident Benita Mayo published in Virginia Quarterly
Her photodocumentary series capturing Black maternity and childbirth experiences featured
Picturing Climate Justice
Exhibit at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
UVA Welcomes New Class of Equity Center Community Fellows
The 2022 Community Fellows-in-Residence are highlighted in the Spring 2022 Amplify magazine.
Starr Hill Pathways
Learn more about our newest and most ambitious program for local middle schoolers
This report is intended to assist Albemarle County Public Schools decision makers in developing programs that help students meet with success. The information in this report can be used to inform equitable learning recovery during the 2021-2022 school year and beyond.
Citation: Kyshia Henderson, Samuel Powers, Michele Claibourn, Jazmin L. Brown-Iannuzzi, Sophie Trawalter, "Confederate monuments and the history of lynching in the American South: An empirical examination," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Oct 2021, 118 (42) e2103519118; DOI: 10.10
Black newborns die at a higher rate than white newborns. A UVA fellow aims to shine a light on the disparity.
To Be a Good Neighbor
UVA hosts online event discussing food and justice in Virginia
Charlottesville holds annual MLK Jr. Celebration virtually
Black Charlottesville could get mental health center thanks to UVA Equity Center fellow
Luli Bilingual Books sheds light on Puerto Rican culture
In a civil war, accountability must precede healing
Adding ancestors to Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
Former 5th District candidate Dr. Cameron Webb named to White House COVID-19 Response Team
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