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Graduate Symposium CFP Announced: Keywords for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism

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This year, the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism is inaugurating a new graduate symposium, building on prior RIC symposiums in 2021 and 2023. It will be held Friday, May 3, 2024. The call for proposals is open to all PhD students in the humanities and social sciences at JHU.

New Graduate and Undergraduate Research Grants Announced

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The Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism is pleased to inaugurate new research awards for undergraduate students and travel and research grants for pre-candidacy graduate students at Johns Hopkins University. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, and students from all divisions are encouraged to apply.

Panel Discussion on Organizing Migrants Held in Washington, DC

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Last Friday, the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism hosted a roundtable discussion about how various communities in the D.C. area have experienced—and are organizing against—different yet resonant forms of transnational and local displacement.

Refocusing our work on migration and racial hierarchy

This week marks the official launch of the Chloe Center for Critical Study of Racism, Immigration and Colonialism, formerly the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, or RIC. The Chloe Center will continue its previous focus on graduate studies, but also deepen its collaboration with other divisions at Johns Hopkins and with community leaders and organizations.

Intersession and Spring 2024 Courses Led by RIC Kinfolk Announced

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As the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship continues to grow and expand, we are excited to announce a wide range of courses offered across the humanities and social sciences. These are led by RIC kinfolk and include innovative community-engaged pedagogy. Focal areas include racism, immigration, colonialism, and critical political economy, as well as the...

Students and Faculty Present at First of Two Community-Engaged Research Events

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On Friday, October 13, over 20 participants gathered for the first of two community-engaged learning conversations planned for Fall 2023 through the proposed undergraduate major Critical Diaspora Studies (CDS) in the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship.

Two Major RIC Events Announced for Fall 2023

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The Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship is pleased to announce two major events for the Fall 2023 semester. First, Thursday, September 14, 5pm–7pm, What Comes Next: Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship after Affirmative Action. Second, Thursday, October 19, 10am–3pm, Racism and Repair at and beyond Johns Hopkins University.

Year-Long RIC Dissertation Workshop Culminates in Symposium

On a recent Friday in May, four participants in the year-long RIC dissertation workshop presented chapters from their works-in-progress to a symposium audience of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.

RIC Undergraduate Research Grants Awarded

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RIC is pleased to announce the winners of its undergraduate grant awards for 2023-2024.

Policing the World Workshop Held in Chicago

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Over a recent weekend, RIC co-sponsored a workshop held at the University of Chicago titled “Policing the World: Entanglements and Convergences across the North-South Divide.” RIC associate director Stuart Schrader co-organized the workshop with Julian Go, professor of sociology at University of Chicago.