RIC–Public Books Collaboration Launched

RIC is pleased to launch its new collaborative publishing initiative with Public Books, “Freedom Education,” featuring long-form interviews with leading intellectuals, conducted by JHU PhD students. In October 2020, in […]


Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and the Killing of Asian Women in Atlanta

The Program in East Asian Studies, the Program in Racism, Immigration and Citizenship, and the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality mourn the victims of the Atlanta mass shooting, which targeted Asian-run massage parlors and resulted in the deaths of 8 people, 6 of whom are women of Asian descent. With grief and rage, we stand in solidarity with their families, affected communities in Atlanta, and AAPI communities in the U.S. who have been subjected to escalating anti-Asian violence.


RIC, Institutional Partners Win $4.4 Million Mellon Grant

The Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, in conjunction with the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts and the Sheridan Libraries, has been awarded a Just Futures grant from the […]


RIC Theme 2020–2022: Freedom Education

The inequities of the COVID-19 quarantine and the continued murder of black people by their government(s) offers somber reminder that education alone will not solve the braided ills of discrimination, displacement, and economic exploitation. More than mere education, we need education with freedom as an explicit end in mind.