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.
Diversity Challenge
The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College invites you to join us for the Institute's tenth annual national conference in the suburbs of Boston, a city known for its struggles and efforts to address issues of racial and ethnic cultural diversity in U.S. society. The Institute 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 and culture in theory and research, mental health practice, education, business, and society at large. The Institute solicits, designs, and distributes effective interventions with a proactive, practical focus. Each year the Institute addresses a racial or cultural issue that could benefit from a pragmatic, scholarly, or grassroots focus through its Diversity Challenge conference.
The theme of Diversity Challenge 2010 is Race and Culture in Teaching, Training, and Supervision. The conference will be held on October 15-16, 2010 and the proposal submission deadline is April 16, 2010.
Project Success
Project Success has had great success in promoting higher academic performance for students of Color and helping them in their transition to colleges of their choice after high school. This spring Project Success will offer a one-day workshop, "Circle of Success: College Prep" designed to help ethnic minority 10th and 11th grade students prepare for college. The program recognizes that students of Color face unique challenges when moving through the educational pipeline. We aim to raise student awareness with regard to some of the resources available to them, as well as some of the challenges they may face as they plan for their post-secondary success.
For additional information and registration please click on the links below.
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. DeStefano. Click here for more information.
Announcements
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ISPRC Director, Dr. Janet E. Helms is the President-Elect of Division 17. She was awarded the 2008 APA Distinguished Contributions to Reserarch in Public Policy Award and the Distinguished Elder Award at the 2009 National Multicultural Conference and Summit.
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Director, Janet E. Helms, and Assistant Director, Guerda Nicolas receive three year $370,724 NIMH Diversity Challenge Conference Grant (more information).
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Take a look at ISPRC's most recent newsletter to learn more about some of the Institute's current projects, events, and initiatives.
Racial Identity Scales
Are you interested in using one or more of Dr. Helms' Racial Identity Scales? Click here for the Racial Identity Scales Catalog.