Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture
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The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) was founded in 2000 at Boston College, under the direction of Dr. Janet E. Helms, to promote the assets and address the societal conflicts associated with race or culture in theory and research, mental health practice, education, business, and society at large.
Announcement
Dr. Janet E. Helms receives Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award
Janet E. Helms, PhD, is the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award. The award was created to benefit current or former academic faculty members who have inspired their students to create an organization which has benefitted the community at large. Read more about this national honor.
Diversity Challenge
11th Annual Diversity Challenge: Intersections of Race or Ethnic Culture with Gender or Sexual Orientation - October 28 & 29, 2011
In Review:
Over 300 participants that included practitioners, educators, and researchers attended two days of sessions that posed questions or described interventions that bring together intersecting social or psychosocial identities in challenging ways or to address questions of identity that merit greater attention in some domain of society. Presentations addressed race or ethnic culture and at least some aspect of one of the other psychosocial identities, gender and sexual orientation, that was the theme of this year’s Diversity Challenge. Our goal is to engage participants in broadening the dialogue about intersecting social and psychosocial identities in ways that matter to individuals and society.
Please enjoy some pictures from this year's Challenge below. We invite you to view more information about Diversity Challenge 2011 including a list of Invited Speakers and Presenter Abstracts.
Institute Updates
Newsletter
Read ISPRC's most recent newsletter to learn more about some of the Institute's current projects, events, and initiatives. We are particularly proud of our advocacy program at the Jeremiah Burke High School in Dorchester, MA. This pilot program matched ten BC Master's in Mental Health Counseling students with high school students to help provide each student with a voice and to help them to identity barriers to their success Please read more on pages 4-5 of our newsletter.
Supreme Court Ruling
Dr. Janet E. Helms was cited as a witness against the inappropriate use of promotional tests in the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Ricci v. DeStafano. Click here for more information.
Racial Identity Scales
Are you interested in using one or more of Dr. Helms' Racial Identity Scales? View the new Racial Identity Scales Catalog. Visit the newly organized Huentity website for more information about Racial Identity Scales.