FOUNDATION NEWS & EVENTS Panel Discussion: Critical Race Perspectives on the Use of Research Evidence [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be/images/de133567-1... On October 1, the Foundation hosted a virtual panel titled “Critical Race Perspectives on the Use of Research Evidence,” featuring researchers Jamila Michener, Janelle Scott, and Fabienne Doucet discussing ideas about how to center race in efforts to improve the use of research in policy and practice. As Senior VP of Program Vivian Tseng remarked at the outset of the event, the Foundation's work on the use of research evidence "has often neglected to account for the ways in which race and racism matter for what research is produced, which research is used, and who benefits from the ways research is deployed. … It is our hope that that a critical race lens can help us envision ways of bringing research to bear on policies, practices, and movements that disrupt racial hierarchies.” Watch the full recording and download presentation slides and related resources ><https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtgrantfoundation.us2.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Df52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be%26id%3D94879aabdd%26e%3Dfae2ad7fc9&data=04%7C01%7CMICHAEL.KARCHER%40UTSA.EDU%7Ce0a996ec7d984f15d4f508d8714669d8%7C3a228dfbc64744cb88357b20617fc906%7C0%7C0%7C637383894528210441%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=GXVF98CNuxidilwEEL7YmF%2FsC1SZbWn%2FVkcOYfZJd%2BY%3D&reserved=0> INSIGHT & ANALYSIS President’s Comment: Anti-Racist Education is Essential for Research Universities [https://mcusercontent.com/f52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be/images/9af43d60-678e-... By Adam Gamoran As the President of a Foundation whose research grantees are almost uniformly also funded by the federal government, I am appalled by the recent OMB directive and presidential executive order prohibiting anti-racist training for federal agencies, contractors, and grantees. In a new post for the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, I've issued a statement on these actions: “For a nation founded on principles of equality which have never been fully realized, nothing could be more patriotic” than cultivating in researchers a deep understanding of injustice and encouraging them “to carry out studies that develop and test strategies to dismantle systems of racial and economic inequality.” Read my full statement ><https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtgrantfoundation.us2.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Df52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be%26id%3D60c2d3ffd0%26e%3Dfae2ad7fc9&data=04%7C01%7CMICHAEL.KARCHER%40UTSA.EDU%7Ce0a996ec7d984f15d4f508d8714669d8%7C3a228dfbc64744cb88357b20617fc906%7C0%7C0%7C637383894528220390%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HfdjszMgDxvmQ15XLuYwQYnT%2Fgm5JCRUsmXeGWns1k0%3D&reserved=0> Recent Updates [https://mcusercontent.com/f52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be/images/8726f86d-1204-... William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2... [https://mcusercontent.com/f52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be/images/5eb6c9f8-4656-... Vivian’s Voice: Meeting this Moment<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F... [https://mcusercontent.com/f52c44b9b2a8dcd5118de88be/images/248de678-7066-... Connection as Empowerment: How Social Bonds can Reduce the Effects of Poverty and Racism on Youth <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtgrant... Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research Professor of Educational Psychology College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA 501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus) (210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department) michael.karcher(a)utsa.edu Emily P. Bonner, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Research Associate Professor, C&I Co-Director, San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Chair, UTSA Faculty Senate College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA (210) 458-5402 emily.bonner(a)utsa.edu Raitza Garcia Assistant Director of Development College of Education and Human Development The University of Texas at San Antonio Mail: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 Office: MB 3.488 Office: 210-458-6505 (Mobile: 210-831-4609) Iwan Notowidigdo Senior Grant Development Coord. (Mobile: 347-231-5931) iwan.notowidigdo@gmail.com<mailto:iwan.notowidigdo@gmail.com> iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu