The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project uses research to advance antiracism as a core value and institutional norm. IARA aims to move organizations from words to action to accountability by evaluating and disseminating the best evidence for achieving racial equity in the structures, policies, and practices of institutions.
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Truth and Transformation Conference 2023
On September 28 and October 4, the fifth edition of the Truth and Transformation conference will bring together racial equity advocates to exchange lessons and build strategies for institutional accountability.
Featured IARA News
Antiracism Summer Reading List
This summer’s recommended reads from the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project includes autobiographies, graphic novels, children’s books, and much more.
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Race, Research & Policy Portal
Our Race, Research & Policy Portal (RRAPP) is a free online resource for antiracism. It features research summaries on diversity, racial equity, and organizational change across sectors. Each summary focuses on antiracist solutions, listing clear takeaways in a short format.
RRAPP provides easy and free access to antiracist research. Its purpose is to help changemakers make informed, strategic decision in their organizations’ antiracist transformations.
Because teaching an honest history of the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in America is foundational to building a more equitable society, now and in the future. Promoting “color blindness” and ignoring race, racism and stereotypes lead to increased prejudice.
What policies and practices truly spark antiracist change in organizations? The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project, situated within the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, is a team of academics, students, and experts dedicated to answering this question. Through rigorous evaluations of existing and ongoing structural changes, we share what works to create antiracist change in organizations across sectors.
Your donation supports independent, ground-breaking research that’s critical in disrupting systemic racism.
Truth and Transformation Conference 2023
On September 28 and October 4, the fifth edition of the Truth and Transformation conference will bring together racial equity advocates to exchange lessons and build strategies for institutional accountability.
Featured IARA Work
Antiracist Interventions in Healthcare
There is a large body of research on how systemic racism drives the social determinants of health in communities of color but much less on how to solve this problem. Supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, IARA is studying successful interventions that improve health outcomes and foster an antiracist healthcare system.
Our Work
IARA works to promote antiracism as an institutional value, where stakeholders turn attention and resources toward developing data-driven solutions when assessing racism’s long-term effect on their institutions.
Latest IARA News
Catch up on the latest news on IARA’s work across the US and internationally.
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A call for anti-bias education
In a new article for Learning for Justice, Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and IARA Research Projects Director Erica Licht share a call for anti-bias education to develop the next generation […]
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5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs
In a new article for The Conversation, Erica Licht shares five ways that DEI programs have made a difference at colleges and universities throughout the U.S.