Background | Overview | Researcher | Final Report | Funding
Background
Today, about 42.9% of Cincinnati, Ohio’s population is represented by Black people, the second largest racial group in the city. Yet, Black unemployment in the Cincinnati metro area is at an all time high and with the exception of one university, at no point between 2013 and 2017 did any postsecondary institution have greater than a 10% Black undergraduate student population. Anti-Blackness is prevalent in Cincinnati despite it’s large population of Black individuals, and this project will study how anti-Blackness manifests itself in higher education access and persistence in particular.
Project Overview and Goals
Upon moving to Cincinnati as an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati, Tichavakunda was disappointed to find that information about Black students and college access was not readily available. As a result, Tichavakunda hopes his project will fill the gap and document the state of Black students in higher education in southwest Ohio. Tichavakunda will provide a research report and op-ed that will serve as a framework for other cities and regions interested in investigating the state of Black people in relation to higher education for their specific municipalities.
Researcher
PhD, University of Southern California, Urban Education Policy, 2018
Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Final Report
Antar A. Tichavakunda Pullias Center for Higher Education (2021) This report should be read as another voice contributing in the ongoing conversation of equity for Black students in Cincinnati. Many of the key figures highlight stark racial disparities that we should be troubled by and take seriously. The numbers here only provide a slice of the portrait of Blacks in Higher Education using specific metrics. However, the metrics we do provide should encourage action and further research. Categories: Racial Equity, Alumni Equity Award, Policymaking
Cincinnati & The State of Black Students and Higher Education
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Funding
This project was selected as one of five recipients of the Pullias Center Equity Alumni Award in October 2020 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pullias Center. Each of the five projects features an alumna or alumnus of the Pullias Center exploring a different facet of systemic racism that directly impacts Black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) access to education, specifically postsecondary education.