Professor kihana miraya ross to study new Evanston reparations
kihana miraya ross has received a $250,000 Spencer grant to support her work.
The Racial Equity and Community Partnership Grant Program
The Racial Equity & Community Partnership Grants program is led by the Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations. A committee of University administrators and academics, along with community representatives, serves as advisors to the program.
Beginning in 2020, Northwestern committed more than $500,000 annually to advance racial equity in our home communities of Evanston and Chicago.
Our goal is to foster mutually beneficial partnerships between community-based organizations and Northwestern University representatives that address the root causes of racial inequities and work toward structural changes. Northwestern seeks to become a national model for how a major research university engages with the communities where it resides.
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Featured Projects
New Project Aims to Improve Healthy Food Access and Education
A new project led by Northwestern Medicine investigators aims to mitigate food deserts — areas with limited access to affordable healthy food — as well as improve outcomes for patients with kidney disease in predominantly Black communities in Chicago.
A symbol of hope: Thousand Butterflies Project promotes community care in Evanston youth
Through the Thousand Butterflies Project, Evanston students are using butterflies — a symbol of rejuvenation in many cultures — to foster connection and community care.
Enhancing Health Equity on the Southwest Side
Through a $75,000 Racial Equity and Community Partnership Grant, a soon-to-open community wellness facility on Chicago's Southwest Side has greatly benefited from a partnership with the Osher Center for Integrative Health in Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.