Getting to the Root of Inequality
Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology Felipe Dias uses real world experiments to delve into the mechanisms of inequality in the US and Latin America
News
Latinos have many skin tones. Colorism means they’re treated differently.
New Washington Post Article on the relationship between colorism and discrimination among Latinos, featuring commentary from Lorgia García Peña, Tufts University Mellon Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora
The Stories We Refuse to Tell
Dr. Kendra Taira Field recently spoke on behalf of Clinton Church Restoration as part of the Town of Great Barrington 5th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival
Building out a Department
The Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora welcomes two accomplished faculty members and looks ahead to a promising future
Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora receives $1.5 million grant
The Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) will now be able to hire new professors and faculty members after receiving a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Black History Trail Makes 200 Stops Across Massachusetts
The New York Times profiles A&S faculty members Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge's African American Trail Project
New Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies
The new minor, hosted by the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora (RCD), will start in fall 2019
Explore the meaning of family and kinship
Scholars from around the world will explore past and present meanings of family and kinship in a year-long seminar led by Tufts University and supported by the Mellon Foundation through its Sawyer Seminar program