Larry E. Davis established the Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh mentoring emerging scholars, and disseminating race-related research findings and scholarship.
From the undergraduate to the postdoctoral level–a position on a research project allows individuals to gain not only valuable skills and experience, but also funding for their education
Through the Speaker Series, Summer Institutes, and Publications, the Center on Race and Social Problems shares timely and impactful research with the world.
On March 30, 2021, the University of Pittsburgh and the fields of race research and social work lost a legend. Read a message of remembrance of CRSP's founding director.
For Such a Time as This: Acknowledging and Leveraging African American Resilience, Fortitude, and Vibrancy for Local and National Change
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, PhD
Princeton University
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center on Race and Social Problems conducts applied social science research on race, color, ethnicity and their influence on the quality of life for all Americans.
The University of Pittsburgh established the center in 2002 to help lead America further along the path to social justice by conducting race-related research, mentoring emerging scholars, and disseminating race-related research findings and scholarship. CRSP is multidisciplinary in its approach and multiracial in its focus and was the first race-related research center to be housed in a school of social work.
The center focuses on race-related social problems in the following 8 areas:
Race, Police, and Unarmed Civilian Deaths: What Can Be Done? A conversation with David Harris, JD, LL.M.
The CRSP Speaker Series talks provide an opportunity for faculty, students, and community members to engage in race-related discussions of mutual interest. View videos of past speakers here.
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The Center welcomes interested faculty and staff to join a Research Advisory Panel, attend a talk, or get in touch.
Learn more about the history, mission, and leadership of the Center.
Find CRSP-affiliated books, reports, and more here.
