Kevin Mwenda, Interim Director of Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4), is a Co-PI (together with a colleague in SPH) of a recently announced 2023 Research Seed Award from the OVPR.

 Professor Michael J. White was featured in WalletHub's recent article about the Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S. 

Professor John Diamond was on a recent episode of “The Takeaway” with Melissa Harris Perry (from WNYC radio) discussing the importance of Black Studies in education as well as his book, “Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools (Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities)"