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Member Spotlight: Peter Jones Helps Change Alabama's System of Fines and Fees
“I don't think we could have gotten the bill over the finish line without [Jones’s] contribution.” - Leah Nelson, Research Director at Alabama...
New Member Spotlight: Andrew Pendola On Solving the Teacher Shortage
“Teachers do not leave the classroom because of low salary; they leave because they feel undervalued. They do not leave because of the students; they...
New Member Spotlight: Lara Perez-Felkner Tackles Inequality in STEM Education
“In order to best support STEM students, and especially, to help underserved students thrive in these programs and open the door for high-paying...
New Member Spotlight: Johnny Rice II on Protecting Violence Interrupters
SSN is launching an initiative to highlight new members of the network and showcase their research. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on new SSN...
Scholar Spotlight: Phillip Atiba Goff
This week's Scholar Spotlight is Phillip Atiba Goff, whose organization, the Center for Policing Equity, is now part of the Audacious Project through...
Scholar Spotlight: Carolyn Sufrin
There are thousands of pregnant incarcerated women every year - yet until now, there was no systematic report on this population. Carolyn Sufrin's...
Scholar Spotlight: Brandi Blessett
This week's spotlight shines on Brandi Blessett, who recently received the Gloria Hobson Nordin Social Equity Award of the American Society for Public...
Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Uggen
This week's spotlight shines on Christopher Uggen, a criminologist whose research on felony disenfranchisement contributed to Florida's vote to...
Scholar Spotlight: Katherine Beckett
Katherine Beckett is this week's scholar spotlight for her impactful research on racial bias in capital punishment. Washington just ruled that the...
Scholar Spotlight: Elizabeth Matto
Youth voter turnout is consistently low, and research shows that faculty engagement can be one of the best ways to boost student engagement. This week...