In this paper, we focus on how Black students matter, from their perspective, in
Ohio higher education. To better support Black students, policymakers, college
leaders, and organizers must understand what is happening on the ground
from students themselves. The words of the essayist and thinker, James
Baldwin, are pertinent here: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but
nothing can be changed until it is faced.” This Ohio Black Student Equity Report
is our contribution to ensuring that Ohioans face the state of racial (in)equity in
higher education as it relates to Black students.
This talk was the third panelist in the Data Empowering Social Justice Session for the 4th Annual UC Data Day Conference hosted by UC Libraries.
Christopher J. Sullivan, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
Talk Title: Working with Agency Data to Better Understand Racial Disparities: The Case of Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
This presentation is based on a recently-concluded study that sought to better understand patterns of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in Ohio’s juvenile justice system. The project required extensive assessment and integration of record data that varied in their structures, availability of key fields, and operational definitions, which were collected or extracted from dozens of local juvenile court and police agencies across the state. Currently lead federally-funded research studies on juvenile risk and needs assessment and important reforms in Ohio’s juvenile justice systems.
