“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Dr. Martin Luther King wrote. From championing women’s rights and racial equality to helping vulnerable populations bootstrap their way to economic success, the Sullivan Foundation’s partner schools stand at the forefront of the social justice movement that’s spreading across the country and the world. Here, we share their success stories and initiatives aimed at building a more just and equitable society.
Can Virtual Reality Help Combat Negative Stereotypes?
In NSF-funded research by Tabitha Peck and Jessica Good of Davidson College, working with female VR avatars sheds light on stereotype threat, a phenomenon in which people unwittingly fulfill negative stereotypes about their groups.
Furman University Student Helps Her Home Town Acknowledge Its Painful History
When Emma Jones learned about the 1916 lynching of Henry White, she teamed up with Beverly Foster of the Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association to make sure Lafayette, Georgia would never forget it again.
Mercer University Joins Consortium Examining History of Slavery at American Colleges and Universities
Mercer joins more than a dozen Sullivan Foundation partner schools in a University of Virginia-led project that will develop guiding principles and best practices for telling the truth about slavery and racism in institutional histories.
George Mason University Alumnus Recognized as Racial Justice Leader
Nicole Lewis, who earned her bachelor's degree as a single mom, founded Generation Hope to help other teen parents in college and has recently been named an awardee of the Black Voices for Black Justice Fund.
Stunning Works of Racial Justice Art Submitted for Duke University Contest
Duke instructor Zaire McPhearson's work, a haunting image of three faceless figures in front of a field of blue shapes, won the judges' award while Sydney Mitchell's digital mosaic earned the most votes from Duke community members.
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