While Papay and his colleagues found that college enrollment has increased among all student demographic groups, the education system is not yet “the great equalizer” that educator Horace Mann envisioned.

Faculty associate John Logan's work on residential income segregation is cited.

Faculty associate John Friedman comments on consumer spending during the coronavirus pandemic.

Faculty Associate John Papay comments on disparities in college completion and earnings among students of different backgrounds with similar MCAS scores.

The project will integrate interviews, media analysis and observation on the ground to understand how Chinese people in Shanghai with different experiences share and interpret information about COVID-19 during this liminal period.

Faculty associate John Friedman comments on the potential long-term economic effects of the pandemic.

Faculty associate Emily Oster comments on how parents should assess risks associated with Covid-19.

Five PSTC trainees will receive their PhDs from Brown this weekend.

Faculty associate Kate Mason comments on her early assumptions about Covid-19.

Faculty associate John Friedman comments on unemployment during the COVID pandemic.

Three faculty associates have received support for research projects exploring COVID-19 and its consequences at the population level.

Faculty associate Michael White comments on the potential for population shifts in New York City due to the coronavirus.

The WT Grant Foundation funds research focused on improving outcomes for America’s children and youth, with a particular focus on how to reduce inequality as well as how policymakers and practitioners use research evidence.

Faculty associate Stephen McGarvey and colleagues use both archaeological and genomic evidence to study early Samoan populations.

New work by PSTC faculty associates Logan and Foster highlights systematic bias in estimating income segregation in the U.S.

PSTC faculty associate Mark Lurie comments on the epidemic curve.

Emily Rauscher discusses her recent work on COVID-19 and Twitter's role in sharing research.

PSTC faculty associate and Professor of Economics David Weil discusses the economic impacts of the pandemic.

Three PSTC faculty associates comment on how their areas of expertise might be relevant in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic.

PSTC faculty associate Andrea Flores discusses the sacrifices older siblings make for younger siblings' education.

Faculty associate Mark Lurie comments on how COVID-19 cases are reported.

Three sociology trainees have received NSF support for dissertation research on diverse issues of inequality.

PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Grazia Deng, an anthropologist, discusses anti-Chinese sentiment in the age of coronavirus.

Research on childhood ADHD diagnoses by PSTC faculty associate Jayanti Owens is highlighted.