Congratulations Tolani Britton

Tolani Britton, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was recognized with an Early Career Award in Educational Policy and Politics from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Britton's work focuses on transitions from secondary school to higher education and access and retention in higher education.

College or Bust... or Both

A new article by Tolani Britton, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, analyzes the impact of the Great Recession on college enrollment rates for Black and Latinx students. The article, published in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, shows that the probability of college enrollment increased after the onset of the Great Recession for Black students and that there is some weak evidence that enrollment might have increased for Latinx students as well.

Black Insurgent Aesthetics and the Public Imaginary

A new article in Urban Geography by Brandi Summers, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, analyzes the increased production of graffiti art and murals in the wake of global movements protesting against state violence and systemic racism as a space of collective engagement.