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Race in America: Restructuring Inequality

As chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, I am pleased I believe you would agree with me that despite significant
to invite you to attend “Race in America: Restructuring Inequality,” progress in America’s stride toward racial equality, there remains
a conference sponsored by our School of Social Work and our much to be done. Racial disparities across a number of areas
Center on Race and Social Problems. are blatant—education, employment, community violence,
incarceration rates, and health and mental health outcomes.
We at the University of Pittsburgh take great pride in our
commitment to equality of opportunity; human dignity; and racial, As part of an attempt to address these and other race-related
ethnic, and cultural diversity. We also take pride in the work of our problems, the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work and
Center on Race and Social Problems—the first race-research center Center on Race and Social Problems have constructed a conference
to be housed in a school of social work. This conference will build national in scope, “Race in America: Restructuring Inequality.”  
on the already strong scholarly work being done both by the center
This conference has as its goal to bring about greater racial equality
and our School of Social Work, including the 2004 conference “Fifty
for all Americans. It will bring together a group of multiracial scholars,
Years After Brown: New Solutions for Segregation and Academic
researchers, students, leaders of industry, public officials, community
Underachievement,” which marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S.
leaders, and interested citizenry to create a solution-focused dialogue
Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
to work on ways to promote a more racially equitable society.
In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama said, “Change will not come
As the entire country struggles to recover from a major economic
if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the
crisis, we believe it is an ideal time to restructure many of our
ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
existing systems rather than merely rebuilding them as they once
On behalf of the University of Pittsburgh, I invite you to attend
were. Indeed, our present crisis affords us the opportunity to begin
this conference and to contribute to effecting positive change for
anew to create change that promotes greater racial equality.
all of us.
In the effort to accomplish this goal, we have brought together
Sincerely yours,
many of the best thinkers and leaders in the area of race in America.
 
Please join us for what promises to be an important and
  historic event.  
Mark A. Nordenberg
Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh Sincerely yours,

  
Larry E. Davis
Who should attend: Dean and Donald M. Henderson Professor,
• Academic researchers • Health care professionals University of Pittsburgh
• Community leaders • Law professionals
and organizers School of Social Work
• Policy makers
• Community members Director, Center on Race
• Psychologists
• Economists • Social workers and Social Problems
• Educators • Sociologists

The conference will address seven critical areas. Use this key to find the topics of your choice:
Economics Education Criminal Justice Race Relations Health Mental Health Families, Youth, and the Elderly

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Thursday, June 3
Evening Event: 7 p.m. Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Avenue

The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama

Keynote address: Julian Bond
Julian Bond is a social activist, leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor, and writer. While a student at Morehouse
College during the early 1960s, Bond helped to found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He was appointed the first
president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and was elected to both houses of the Georgia legislature, serving a total of 20 years. Bond served
as chairman of the board of NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States, from 1998–2010.
This event is free and open to the general public.

Friday, June 4
Morning Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m.–noon University Club, 123 University Place

The Minority Majority: Imbalance in the Criminal Justice System

Minorities continue to be overrepresented in each stage of the criminal justice system. This session will address the extent,
causes, and consequences of minority overrepresentation in the criminal justice system and strategies to reduce it.
Presenters: Alfred Blumstein, J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems
and Operations Research, Carnegie Mellon University
Marc Mauer, Executive Director, Sentencing Project
Alfred Blumstein Marc Mauer

The Color of Money: Economic Disparities among the Races

Among the industrialized nations, America has the widest economic gap between rich and poor. Wealth gaps
are largest between Whites and African Americans, and these gaps have wide-ranging negative effects on the
quality of life for poor populations. This session will address strategies to improve the accumulation of wealth
among the poor.
Presenters: Thomas Shapiro, Professor of Law and Social Policy, Brandeis University
Dalton Conley, Dean of Social Sciences, New York University Thomas Shapiro Dalton Conley

Family Matters: Strengthening the Fabric of Minority Families

Minority families face many challenges, such as high rates of poverty, single-parent households, and domestic discord
and disruption. This session will focus on strategies to lessen these difficulties.
Presenters: Oliver Williams, Professor and Director, Institute on Domestic Violence
in the African American Community, University of Minnesota
M. Belinda Tucker, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
University of California, Los Angeles Oliver Williams M. Belinda Tucker

Sick and Tired: The Quality of Health Services for Minorities

Efforts to reduce racial disparities in health services have largely met with failure. This session will consider the status
of these past strategies and advocate for the most successful ones.
Presenters: Jeannette South-Paul, Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and Chair, Department
of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Thomas A. LaVeist, William C. and Nancy F. Richardson Professor in Health Policy
and Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins University Jeannette South-Paul Thomas A. LaVeist

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In the Mix: Multiracial Demographics and Social Definitions of Race

Dramatic demographic changes in the United States have occurred in recent decades due to differential birth rates,
immigration, shifting social definitions of race, and increasing numbers of multiracial classifications. This session will describe
current and historical changes in racial identity, and provide strategies to move groups toward greater intergroup harmony.
Presenters: Howard Hogan, Associate Director for Demographic Programs, or
Karen Humes, Assistant Division Chief for Special Population Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
Patricia Gurin, Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology Howard Hogan Patricia Gurin
and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan

Friday, June 4
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: 2–5 p.m. University Club, 123 University Place

Community Relations: How Police Interact with Minorities

This session will address community distrust of police, police relations with the citizens they serve, and the destruction
of minority communities through high incarceration rates. Strategies for reducing crime, arrests, and incarceration and
improving neighborhood safety will be presented.
Presenters: David Kennedy, Director, Center for Crime Prevention and Control, City University of New York
Robin Engel, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
and Director, University of Cincinnati Policing Institute David Kennedy Robin Engel

Help Wanted: Creating Equal Opportunities for Minorities

African Americans typically have twice the unemployment rate of Whites. The goal of this session is to improve
employment and job prospects for minorities.
Presenters: Harry Holzer, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University
John Powell, Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Executive
Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University
Harry Holzer John Powell

Suspended Reality: Reducing School Discipline Problems

In many urban schools, more than half of the minority students are suspended at least once during the academic
year. Suspensions greatly reduce school completion rates and increase involvement with the criminal justice system.
This session will consider actions that schools, parents, and communities can take to reduce the number of student
suspensions and expulsions.
Presenters: Russell Skiba, Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University
Pedro Noguera, Professor of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of Culture, Russell Skiba Pedro Noguera
Education, and Human Development, New York University

Minority Health: The Social Factors that Determine

Health Disparities
Health disparities extend beyond medical practice. They are caused by economic disparities, racial bias, education,
and other social factors. This session will identify the social determinants of health disparities as well as ways to bring
about greater equity in health for all Americans.
Presenters: David Williams, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and
Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University David Williams Sarah Gehlert

Sarah Gehlert, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity,

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

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Coming Together: Promoting Harmony among Racial Groups

People from different racial and ethnic groups often still have difficulty living and working together. This session will
discuss changes in America’s racial attitudes and offer strategies that promote greater racial harmony and justice.
Presenter: Lawrence D. Bobo, W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Lawrence D. Bobo

Evening Event: 7 p.m. Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Boulevard

Keynote address: Julianne Malveaux

Julianne Malveaux is the 15th president of Bennett College for Women. An economist, author, and commentator, Malveaux has been
recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. Her contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, and gender
and their economic impacts are shaping public opinion in 21st-century America.
This event is free and open to the general public.

Julianne Malveaux

Saturday, June 5
Morning Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m.–noon University Club, 123 University Place

Is Justice Blind?: Raising Awareness of Racial Bias in Policing

This session will document biases in policing, such as racial profiling and the use of deadly force. It will offer strategies
for increasing police awareness of racial bias and for reducing the actual instances of its occurrence.
Presenters: David Harris, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
Steven Raphael, Professor of Public Policy, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School
of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
David Harris Steven Raphael

Causes, Consequences, and Cures: Ending the Spiral of Poverty

Currently one in five minority children and one quarter of minority adults live in poverty. This session will address recent
thinking on the causes and consequences of poverty and the most efficacious ways to alleviate it.
Presenters: Mark Rank, Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University
Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy,
University of Michigan
Mark Rank Sheldon Danziger

Basic Training: Confronting the Achievement Gap in Schools

There are large differences in reading, math, and other basic skills between White, African American, and Hispanic students.
This session will examine current thinking about the causes of these gaps and the best strategies for reducing them.
Presenters: Ronald Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy, Harvard University
Gary Orfield, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Director, Civil Rights Project,
University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald Ferguson Gary Orfield

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Growing Old: The Unique Challenges Faced by Elderly Minorities

Major disparities exist in life outcomes for aged Americans. Overall, minorities have a lower quality of life and a shorter
life expectancy. This session will address actions that can be taken to alter the realities that elderly minorities face.
Presenters: James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan
Kokos Markides, Professor and Director, Division of Sociomedical Sciences,
University of Texas Medical Branch James Jackson Kokos Markides

Mental Health: Finding Solutions to the

Problems Minorities Face
African and Asian Americans often are outsiders in a White culture, and this fact commonly produces stress as well as
other mental health related problems. This session will review the frequency and types of mental health problems most
commonly experienced by people of color. It also will consider the most effective interventions to address these problems.
Presenters: King Davis, Professor and the Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health
and Social Policy, University of Texas at Austin King Davis DJ Ida
DJ Ida, Executive Director, National Asian American Pacific Islander
Mental Health Association

Saturday, June 5
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: 2–5 p.m. University Club, 123 University Place

Refocus and Reform: Changing Direction in Urban Schools

Little progress has been made in improving the quality of education for minority students in urban schools.
This session will consider major efforts to transform urban education for minority students.
Presenters: John Wallace, Philip Hallen Professor of Community Health and Social Justice,
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Marta Tienda, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
John Wallace Marta Tienda

In the System: The Disproportionality of Race in Child Welfare

Children of color enter America’s child welfare system at high rates and stay in the system for long periods of time.
The goal of this session is to both understand and reduce the overrepresentation of minority youth in the child
welfare system.
Presenters: Ruth McRoy, Donahue and DiFelice Professor, School of Social Work, Boston College
William C. Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Casey Family Programs
Ruth McRoy William C. Bell

The Bigger Issue: Obesity in Minority Communities

More than one third of minorities are obese. This session will identify specific causes and implications of obesity
among this population as well as discuss actions to reduce or prevent it.
Presenters: Monica A. Baskin, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Goutham Rao, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
Monica A. Baskin Goutham Rao

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The White Way?: Discussing Racial Privilege

and White Advantage
Whites generally have taken for granted their racial privileges. This session will discuss the advantages that Whites
have received and the approaches for creating greater equality.
Presenters: Joe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden Professor in Sociology, Texas A&M University
Charles Gallagher, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work
Joe Feagin Charles Gallagher
and Criminal Justice, La Salle University

From the Start: Identifying Disparities in Children’s

and Adults’ Mental Health
Minority children in particular tend to have greater mental health problems than White children. This session will
summarize the research on racial disparities in mental health and prescribe solutions to these problems.
Presenters: Oscar A. Barbarin III, L. Richardson and Emily Preyer Bicentennial Distinguished Professor
for Strengthening Families, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Oscar A. Barbarin III David Takeuchi
David Takeuchi, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Social Work,
University of Washington

Evening Event : 7 p.m. Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Avenue

Panel Discussion: Post-racial America—

Does It and Should It Exist?

Photo credit: Philip Bermingham

The election of America’s first Black president has caused some people to argue that America is now color-blind and
there is no reason for race-focused initiatives. This panel will discuss whether America is now—or should strive to
be—a color-blind society.
Moderator: Alex Castellanos, Partner, National Media Inc. and Guest Commentator, CNN
Alex Castellanos Abigail Thernstrom
Panelists: Abigail Thernstrom, Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
for Public Policy and Vice-chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Ben Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Tony Norman, Columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This event is free and open to the general public.

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Ben Jealous Tony Norman

Sunday, June 6
Complimentary Breakfast: 7 a.m., and Checkout Location: TBD

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Program at a Glance

All events will be held on the University of Pittsburgh campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Thursday, June 3 Saturday, June 5

Evening Event: 7 p.m. Morning Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m.–noon
• The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama • Is Justice Blind?: Raising Awareness of Racial Bias in Policing
Keynote address: Julian Bond, Chairman emeritus, NAACP; social activist; leader in the • Causes, Consequences, and Cures: Ending the Spiral of Poverty
American Civil Rights Movement; politician; professor; and writer • Basic Training: Confronting the Achievement Gap in Schools
• Growing Old: The Unique Challenges Faced by Elderly Minorities
Friday, June 4 • Mental Health: Finding Solutions to the Problems Minorities Face

Morning Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m.–noon

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: 2–5 p.m.
• The Minority Majority: Imbalance in the Criminal Justice System
• Refocus and Reform: Changing Direction in Urban Schools
• The Color of Money: Economic Disparities among the Races
• In the System: The Disproportionality of Race in Child Welfare
• Family Matters: Strengthening the Fabric of Minority Families
• The Bigger Issue: Obesity in Minority Communities
• Sick and Tired: The Quality of Health Services for Minorities
• The White Way?: Discussing Racial Privilege and White Advantage
• In the Mix: Multiracial Demographics and Social Definitions of Race
• From the Start: Identifying Disparities in Children’s and Adults’
Mental Health
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: 2–5 p.m.
• Community Relations: How Police Interact with Minorities Evening Event: 7 p.m.
• Help Wanted: Creating Equal Opportunities for Minorities Post-racial America—Does It and Should It Exist?
• Suspended Reality: Reducing Serious Discipline Problems Moderator: Alex Castellanos
• Minority Health: The Social Factors that Determine Health Disparities
Panelists: Abigail Thernstrom, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Ben Jealous,
• Coming Together: Promoting Harmony among Racial Groups and Tony Norman

Evening Event: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 6

Keynote address: Julianne Malveaux, President, Bennett College for Women;
economist; author; and commentator
Complimentary Breakfast: 7 a.m., and Checkout

Dining and Hospitality

We are pleased to provide full conference registrants with
The City of Pittsburgh
breakfast and lunch on June 4 and 5, as well as a closing Pittsburgh has the character of a metropolitan city
breakfast on June 6. while maintaining a small-town atmosphere. Formed
of diverse neighborhoods that have maintained their
own history and traditions, it is a city with many
quaint shops, ethnic restaurants, and lush parks.
Pittsburgh also features a variety of cultural and sports
attractions. Professional ballet and opera companies,
a noted symphony orchestra, the Carnegie Museum
of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History,
numerous theaters, and concerts by touring bands are
a sample of the cultural events in the city. Professional
football, baseball, and hockey teams call the city
home as well as several top collegiate sports teams.

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Oscar A. Barbarin III, L. Richardson and Emily Preyer Bicentennial Distinguished Thomas A. LaVeist, William C. and Nancy F. Richardson Professor in
Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Policy and Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions,
Monica Baskin, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior, University Johns Hopkins University
of Alabama at Birmingham Julianne Malveaux, President, Bennett College for Women; economist; author;
William Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Casey Family Programs and commentator
Alfred Blumstein, J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems Kokos Markides, Professor and Director, Division of Sociomedical Sciences,
and Operations Research, Carnegie Mellon University University of Texas Medical Branch
Lawrence Bobo, W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Social Sciences, Harvard University Marc Mauer, Executive Director, Sentencing Project
Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus, NAACP; social activist; leader in the American Civil Ruth McRoy, Donahue and DiFelice Professor, School of Social Work, Boston College
Rights Movement; politician; professor; and writer Pedro Noguera, Professor of Teaching and Learning, Steinhardt School of
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Professor of Sociology, Duke University Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University
Alex Castellanos, Partner, National Media Inc. and Guest Commentator, CNN Tony Norman, Columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dalton Conley, Dean of Social Sciences, New York University Gary Orfield, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Director,
Civil Rights Project, University of California, Los Angeles
Sheldon Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor
of Public Policy, University of Michigan John Powell, Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and
Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio
King Davis, Professor and Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and
State University
Social Policy, University of Texas at Austin
Steven Raphael, Professor of Public Policy, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School
Robin Engel, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
and Director, University of Cincinnati Policing Institute
Mark Rank, Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University
Joe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden Professor in Sociology, Texas A&M University
Goutham Rao, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
Ron Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy, Harvard University
Thomas Shapiro, Professor of Law and Social Policy, Brandeis University
Charles Gallagher, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work
and Criminal Justice, La Salle University Russell Skiba, Professor in Counseling and Educational Psychology,
Indiana University
Sarah Gehlert, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, George
Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis Jeanette South-Paul, Andrew W. Mathieson Professor and Chair, Department
of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Patricia Gurin, Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita
of Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan David Takeuchi, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Social
Work, University of Washington
David Harris, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
Abigail Thernstrom, Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public
Howard Hogan, Associate Director for Demographic Programs, U.S. Census
Policy and Vice-chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Bureau, or Karen Humes, Assistant Division Chief for Special Population
Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau Marta Tienda, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Harry Holzer, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University M. Belinda Tucker, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles
DJ Ida, Executive Director, National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental
Health Association John Wallace, Philip Hallen Professor of Community Health and Social Justice,
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
James Jackson, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan David Williams, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and
Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Ben Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Oliver Williams, Professor and Director, Institute on Domestic Violence in the
David Kennedy, Director, Center for Crime Prevention and Control,
African American Community, University of Minnesota
City University of New York

Center on Race and Social Problems

In 2002, the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh established the Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP).
CRSP, which was the first race-research center to be housed in a school of social work, has six foci: economic disparities;
educational disparities; interracial group relations; mental health; youth, families, and elderly; and criminal justice. The main
activities are promoting research, mentoring young scholars, and disseminating knowledge. CRSP fosters research by organizing
research advisory panels, funding pilot studies, and assisting with applications for outside funding.
CRSP mentors young scholars through postdoctoral fellowships and guidance by senior faculty. Additionally, CRSP disseminates
knowledge through a lecture series, conferences, summer institutes, courses, and academic publications.

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University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

A nonsectarian, coeducational, state-related, public research The School of Social Work seeks to advance knowledge and to apply
university founded in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is an that knowledge for the fulfillment of human potential through the
internationally renowned center for learning and research in the arts, prevention and amelioration of social problems. The school is committed
sciences, humanities, to promoting the values of social and economic justice. Recognizing the
professions, and health complexities of contemporary society, the school dedicates itself through
sciences. With 34,000 its educational, research, and public service activities to advocating for
students and more a society that respects the dignity and achievement of all individuals,
than 12,000 faculty, families, and communities.
research associates,
Ranked 14th in the country, the school is known nationally for its Center
and staff on five
on Race and Social Problems, its model training and research programs in
campuses, the University
child welfare, and as a leader in social work education.
offers approximately
400 programs in 16
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Where to Stay in Pittsburgh

The School of Social Work and Center on Race and Social Problems have negotiated specially discounted rates with the following conveniently located hotels.
Identify yourself as attending the Race in America conference when calling to reserve your room at the discounted rate. Free shuttle service to the main
conference site (the University of Pittsburgh University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260) will be available each day for those guests staying
at the more distant hotels, marked below with an asterisk.

Hotel Price Distance Phone

Hampton Inn Pittsburgh University Center Oakland* $119 and $129 .8 miles 412-681-1000
3315 Hamlet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.pittsburghhamptoninn.com/home-hampton-pittsburgh-oakland-hotel.php

Hilton Pittsburgh* $139 3.1 miles 412-391-4600

600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
www.hiltonpittsburgh.com

Holiday Inn University Center $124 2 blocks 412-682-6200

100 Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/pitsp

Residence Inn by Marriott Pittsburgh University/Medical Center* $124 .8 miles 412-621-2200

3896 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pitro-residence-inn-pittsburgh-university-medical-center

Wyndham Pittsburgh University Place* $119 .5 miles 412-683-2040

3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
www.wyndham.com/hotels/PITUP
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SILVER Sponsors Office of Institutional Advancement Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
BNY Mellon Foundation and the Pitt Alumni Association School of Social Work
Staunton Farm Foundation Office of the Provost University of Georgia, School of Social Work
School of Arts and Sciences University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work
BRONZE Sponsors School of Dental Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College
School of Education of Social Work
Falk Foundation School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Kentucky, College of Social Work
Ford Foundation School of Information Sciences University of Michigan, School of Social Work
Highmark Foundation School of Law University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work
Jewish Healthcare Foundation School of Medicine University of Washington, School of Social Work
School of Nursing Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown
Swanson School of Engineering School of Social Work
University Center for International Studies
University Center for Social and Urban Research ADDITIONAL Sponsor
University Honors College The Anderson-DuBose Company
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville

Race in AMERICA
Restructuring Inequality
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