2021
DOI: 10.1177/2372732220984183
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Racial Inequality in Academia: Systemic Origins, Modern Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

Abstract: In an ideal world, academia serves society; it provides quality education to future leaders and informs public policy—and it does so by including a diverse array of scholars. However, research and recent protest movements show that academia is subject to race-based inequities that hamper the recruitment and retention of scholars of color, reducing scientific impact. This article provides critical systemic context for racism in academia before reviewing research on psychological, interpersonal, and structural c… Show more

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Much has been written about gender, racial and other inequalities, biases, and discrimination, in research in general, especially in psychological research (Roberts et al, 2020;Dupree and Boykin, 2021;Gruber et al, 2021). Recent events such as the murder of George Floyd in the United States and racism toward people of Asian descent, including blaming them for the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to calls for anti-racist action in the scientific community (Wagner et al, 2020;Galán et al, 2021).
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Much has been written about gender, racial and other inequalities, biases, and discrimination, in research in general, especially in psychological research (Roberts et al, 2020;Dupree and Boykin, 2021;Gruber et al, 2021). Recent events such as the murder of George Floyd in the United States and racism toward people of Asian descent, including blaming them for the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to calls for anti-racist action in the scientific community (Wagner et al, 2020;Galán et al, 2021).
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“…Critically, the DEI policies that tend to have more success involve making direct (and costly) structural changes to organizational operations, including mentorship networks and hiring outreach programs [27]. Overcoming the narrative of racial progress can be as straightforward as investing in, and then actually executing, structural changes within an organization that are backed by a clear evidence base for positive change toward diversity, equity, and inclusion [36][37].…”
Section: Overcoming the Narrative Of Racial Progressmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, we argue that the curricula offered in undergraduate research methods courses can be a transformative space to invite students of color into developmental science when taught in a manner that is equity-minded, inclusive, culturally-affirming and relevant, anti-racist, and epistemically inclusive. In addition to addressing pervasive racial-ethnic inequities in our science, such changes also meet Dupree and Boykin's (2021) call toward "modify[ing] curricula to educate racially sensitive citizens and signal the importance of race" (p. 15).…”
Section: Recommendations For Moving Forwardmentioning
confidence: 99%