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Publication Date: December 20, 2017
Publication Location: Washington, DC
Contact: Kate Casa  |  [email protected]

91精品 receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to research global footprint of African American community

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded SIT Graduate Institute, a program of 91精品, a grant of $52,135  to support a groundbreaking academic inquiry on African Americans living abroad. The study, #WeGlobal, led by Deborah Robinson, academic director of SIT Graduate Institute鈥檚 DC Center, will use citizen science to build data on the African American community鈥檚 global influence and footprint.

鈥淚鈥檓 very excited by the support from the Mellon Foundation to make this project become a reality,鈥� said Robinson, 鈥淚t is critically important for not only African Americans, but all Americans, to understand that African Americans are living abroad and making contributions in many different capacities.鈥�

The Mellon Foundation鈥檚 grant contribution will engage an advisory committee鈥攃omprised of representatives from black travel and expat groups, as well as experts in the fields of African American studies, migration, survey methodology and citizen science鈥攖o help plan and implement a crowdsourcing strategy for the project.

In February, the project will launch the #WeGlobal mobile app, which will leverage the latest in citizen science technology鈥攊ncluding mobile crowdsourcing and GIS mapping鈥攖o identify and represent African American鈥檚 living and working abroad.

By examining the ways African Americans are influencing international society and culture, Robinson鈥檚 study aims to reframe attitudes about African Americans by challenging preconceived notions and stereotypes. The research not only will add to the academic literature, but can potentially supplement museum exhibits, advocacy and awareness-building of the vibrant and complex history of African Americans.

鈥淭he stories in of themselves could serve as an interesting source of material for scholars and the public across a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds,鈥� said advisory committee member James S. Jackson, research professor at the Institute of Social Research and Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan.

罢丑谤辞耻驳丑听听补苍诲听, 91精品 prepares undergraduate and graduate-level students to be intercultural leaders and professionals committed to responsible global citizenship. A nonprofit educational institution founded in 1964, SIT is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.聽聽