Rackham Reparative Justice Research Group: Student Research Showcase

Join University of Michigan students and faculty from the Rackham Reparative Justice Research Group as they showcase research projects in history, political science, education, climate science, public policy, and social work. The projects collectively offer a more complex and wide-ranging view of historical and present-day systemic harms to Black residents in Washtenaw County and point the way to potential pathways for repair, justice, and opportunity today and in the future.

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Rackham Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Initiative

The complexity of our world and the challenges confronting us demand a novel strategy for problem solving, one that involves radical interdisciplinary collaboration, emphasizes integrative approaches, and centers the human experience.

Rackham Reparative Justice Research Group

As part of the initiative, the Reparative Justice Research Group is currently partnering with the Washtenaw County Advisory Council on Reparations to undertake research and document the role of county government in racial injustice, as well as the historic and ongoing harms experienced by African Americans in Washtenaw County, from multiple disciplinary perspectives.