Announcements


March 05 - April 03:
“Long Time Coming” art exhibition at Bozarts Gallery, 403 Main Street, Water Valley, MS

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Winter Institute
multimedia project on the integration of the University Medical Center and the UM School of Law

wins Mississippi Historical Society Oral History Award

Mississippi Department of Education announces new Mississippi U.S. History framework training opportunities (PDF file)

Mississippi Truth Project begins statewide truth and reconciliation process

Student Network for Inquiry and Dialogue (SNID) releases new website

New course on Restorative Justice and Public Education in Mississippi offered Fall 2009 and Spring 2010

Visit our new resource for teachers and students: www.mscivilrightsproject.com

Join the Welcome Table: An Era of Dialogue on Race

Race and the Economy

Read the Economic Policy Institute’s briefing paper “Do subprime loans create subprime cities? Surging inequality and the rise in predatory lending”

Click here to download a pdf file of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center Report on the Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis, with extensive data on Mississippi, an analysis of foreclosure procedures, and policy recommendations to address the situation. This 20-page study requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

The Winter Institute commissioned Dr. Jon Moen and Dr. Andrew Young, Economics professors at the University of Mississippi, to perform an econometric study to analyze the relationship between race and economic prosperity, including the root causes of Mississippi’s low per capita income.

Click here to download a pdf file of Dr. Andrew Young's study "Why do Black Populations Negatively Correlate with Growth? An Analysis of the Mississippi Economy from 1970-1998." This 19-page study requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Click here to download a pdf file of Dr. Jon Moen's study "Still Playing Catch-up: Mississippi and the South." This 14-page study requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.