Join the Center for an intimate conversation with Darrick Hamilton, pioneering stratification economist the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University.

Date

Wednesday February 26, 2020

Time

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Location

UCLA Center for the Health Sciences Room 21-275

About the Speaker

Darrick Hamilton is the Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University and a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. In addition, Professor Hamilton holds a primary faculty appointment in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, with courtesy appointments in the departments of economics and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Hamilton is a pioneer and internationally recognized scholar in the field of stratification economics, which fuses social science methods to examine the causes, consequences and remedies of racial, gender, ethnic, tribal, nativity, etc. inequality in education, economic and health outcomes. This work involves crafting and implementing innovative routes and policies that break down social hierarchy, empower people, and move society towards greater equity, inclusion, and civic participation.