“Reimagining the university is a place of struggle and collective action in a broader project of liberation,” Prof. Cathy Cohen UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity

"When we have a strategy of diversity, does it transform power at all? - Cathy Cohen

"I'm most hopeful when I'm in a formation of collective resistance," Prof. Cohen UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity

"It is the work of expanding the university, to let folks in, from working with folks from Statesville or working with young Black activists, those are the places where I feel the most free." - Cathy Cohen, UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity Chair, GenForward Founder

"I have hope in the deep commitment to saying we want to be a transformative department in a way that is public facing. With deep commitments to the community members on the South Side of Chicago and the Indigenous people whose land we are on." - Cathy Cohen, RDI Chair

This week, Cathy Cohen, the founder and director of GenForward Survey, joins us to talk about the importance of polling and how she's using data to inform organizing and mobilization. Hear more: pod.link/1533069868

Listen to RDI Chair, Cathy Cohen, on the podcast Our Body Politic Check out the episode here: ourbodypolitic.com/living-data-in…

Today is Native American Women's Equal Pay Day. Much remains unknown about one of the widest pay gaps among women, but the little data available could uncover how to close it. We looked at tribal data to zoom in on the issues by community. Story here: 19thnews.org/2023/11/native…

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With our partners GenForward Survey & Cathy Cohen we are developing a new survey to better understand the political, economic & social experiences of young adults, especially young adults of color. The University of Chicago students learn more at our Jan 17 info session iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop…

Congrats to Cathy Cohen from UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity for her report that showcases the breadth of perspectives of Black people on the issues of policing and public safety in the US. doi.org/10.6082/uchica… #Knowledge@UChicago

Join us on Friday, February 2 at 7pm in Logan Center 201 for a screening of Riotsville, U.S.A. (Sierra Pettengill, USA, 2022, 91 min., DCP). 3CT fellow Allyson Nadia Field will introduce the film. Presented by 3CT and Film Studies Center, co-sponsored by UChicago CSRPC and UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity

Please join the UChicago Association of Black Alumni and RDI for a discussion: Joy in Solidarity with speakers Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller and Dr. C. Riley Snorton and moderator Dr. Danielle Jones. Register: bit.ly/3war34v

Please join RDI in celebrating the groundbreaking scholarship and outstanding mentorship of Professor Michael C. Dawson. eventbrite.com/e/michael-daws…

The Timuel D. Black Community Solidarity Scholarship Award of $5,000 will be given to an outstanding University of Chicago undergraduate or graduate student who exemplifies Timuel Black's spirit and commitment. APPLY BY MARCH, 15 To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/TimuelBlack

Please join us on April 7th from 9-4:30 to celebrate the work and mentorship of Michael Dawson. To register for this event please visit: tinyurl.com/MichaelDawson24

This April, join us in celebrating the work of Professor W. Allison Davis, PhD’42 (1902-1983), with the inaugural Allison Davis Symposium. Learn more about Davis, the Symposium, and how to RSVP here: socialsciences.uchicago.edu/news/honoring-… UChi Department of Race, Diaspora, & Indigeneity The Crown Family School