At the heart of the Evans School’s mission is a call to host community conversations that support and inspire public leaders, and our Dean’s Forum events have focused on the intersection of race and public policy. The series continued with a live conversation between Dr. Susan Gooden, Dean of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Dr. Jodi Sandfort, Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington, as they discussed ways to advance anti-racist public administration and management.
Speakers
Susan T. Gooden, Ph.D., is dean and professor of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is an internationally recognized expert on social equity. Gooden is an elected fellow of the congressionally chartered National Academy of Public Administration and is past president of the American Society for Public Administration.
Dr. Jodi Sandfort joined the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance as dean in January 2021. Formerly a professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, her work focuses on improving the implementation of social policy, particularly those policies designed to support low-income children and their families.
Event Recording
Conversation Resources
Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization Crossroads Ministry
How to Be an Anti-Racist Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi
Equity and Empowerment Lens Multnomah County Office of Diversity & Equity
20th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference National Academy of Public Administration
Not Even Past: Social Vulnerability and the Legacy of Redlining The Digital Scholarship Lab and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Vaccination Equity in Virginia Research Institute for Social Equity (RISE) at the Wilder School, Virginia Commonwealth University
Plessy v. Ferguson and the Legacy of “Separate but Equal” After 125 Years Russell Sage Foundation
Racial Restrictive Covenants The Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
Building a Relational Culture Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Team
A Rubric for Evaluating Team Members’ Contributions to an Inclusive Culture Chelsea Troy