Engagement Opportunities
Get involved with the Center for Racial Justice by contributing to policy briefs, enhancing your research and advocacy skills in graduate student workshops, or participating in writing retreats for focused project development. These opportunities offer hands-on experience and support for those committed to advancing initiatives at the intersection of public policy and racial equity.
Opportunities to Publish
Faculty and students interested in sharing their research with a broad audience of policymakers, journalists, and community leaders are invited to consider writing a policy brief with the Center for Racial Justice. This is an opportunity for scholars to promote their work among constituencies that are directly connected to the policymaking process. Interested faculty and students should have their own data, original analyses and key insights on topics at the intersection of racial justice and public policy. CRJ staff will assist interested scholars frame their work as a policy brief, and distribute and promote the work among relevant journalists and policymakers. Students who author policy briefs with the CRJ are compensated.
Contact Center for Racial Justice Research Director Mara Ostfeld with questions and proposals.
Racial Justice Student Initiative Fund
The Racial Justice Student Initiative Fund provides financial support to Ford School students and student organizations for initiatives and projects that advance a more critical understanding of the relationship between race and public policy with a focus on antiracism and racial justice. Apply here.
Graduate Student Workshops: Decolonial Dialogues
Decolonial Dialogues offers a supportive community for University of Michigan doctoral students whose scholarship seeks to understand causes of racial inequity, racialized experiences, and/or contribute to more racially equitable outcomes. Decolonial Dialogues meets bi-weekly and provides opportunities for students to:
- Learn about and connect with faculty exploring issues of racial justice through different disciplinary lenses;
- Share, refine, and develop their own research; and
- Build relationships with other students working on similar research.
Doctoral Student Writing Retreats
The Center for Racial Justice hosts structured monthly writing retreats for graduate students studying issues of racial justice during the academic year. We recognize that working on research projects can feel isolating, and these retreats offer a space for graduate students with shared academic interests to progress on their writing goals and build community with peers.
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