A scholar faced harassment for her research on smell. A tech worker's comment about India's smell sparked outrage. This stereotype has colonial roots.

You see the face of a stranger. In the blink of an eye, your mind is made up. You've taken in their skin color, ethnicity, sex, age, clothes and accent. You think you know who they are as a person.

Recent horrific murders and large social justice protests have heightened our awareness of racism and injustice in the United States. In the past week, much has been written about these issues and the ...

Persistent, outdated, and harmful stereotypes about Asian women continue to permeate Western media and culture. The images are ubiquitous: the "discreet," "demure," or "submissive" figure, often ...

When it comes to understanding stereotypes about Native Americans, researchers have typically asked white adults what they think. A groundbreaking new study by researchers at Cornell University takes ...

Stereotypes are simplified and often inaccurate ideas about a group of people that can lead to harmful assumptions and reinforce prejudice. These representations, whether seen in media, books, or ...

Until recently, historians have been reluctant to talk about the roots of Jewish economic life for fear that such research would fuel anti-semitism. Today, we talk with two scholars about the role of ...

The Journal of Education, Vol. 194, No. 1, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATING AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS: EVIDENCE AND INSIGHTS (2014), pp. 49-57 (9 pages) In this article, the ...