News & Headlines
As the leading policy research institute in Texas, IUPRA's work and the work of our staff is often featured in the press. To learn more about IUPRA's broad expertise, refer below to a list of articles featuring research by or interviews with our staff or articles featuring our research, events, and more.
The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of IUPRA or The University of Texas at Austin.
- 2024
What's in a US Census Question? If it's about Race, a lot | Ricardo Lowe and Yasmiyn Irizarry Research Mentioned | Boston Globe | April 2024
‘Blackademics’ airs season 11, showcases timely research in season 12 | Ricardo Lowe Presented & Mentioned | The Daily Texan | March 2024
- 2023
Austin residents worry that I-35 expansion will mirror historical segregation of city | Ricardo Lowe Interviewed | The Daily Texan | November 2023
Home builder says Austin's current land development codes incentivize building large single-family homes and discourage density | IUPRA's Research Referenced | KVUE | November 2023
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: Community celebrates Juneteenth at Eastwoods Park | IUPRA's Event Covered | The Daily Texan | June 2023
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- 2021
2021's Most & Least Educated States in America | Danielle Wright interviewed | Wallethub | February 2021
- 2020
Civil Rights and Wrongs on KOOP - Part 1 here, Part 2 here | Tracie Lowe and Ricardo Lowe interviewed | KOOP 91.7 | September 2020
10 Reasons Skill-Building Leads to Social Mobility | Collaboration between IUPRA and CapSource | CapSource Blog | August 2020
Listen to Black Lives Texas | Tracie Lowe and Ricardo Lowe interviewed, IUPRA podcast covered | Life & Letters | August 2020
Schools in Travis County Are Not Just Segregated. They're the Most Segregated in the State. | Ricardo Lowe and Valerie Sterne interviewed, IUPRA research referenced | KUT | July 2020
25 Essential Black Voices on Mental Health and Wellness | Kevin Cokley listed | Relevant | June 2020
What is Juneteenth? | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Life & Letters | June 2020
How black history is taught in schools face new scrutiny | Kevin Cokley interviewed | AP News | June 2020
Background Check: Investigating George Floyd's Criminal Record | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Snopes | June 2020
After the death of George Floyd, black UT students look to their university for support (Tracie Lowe interviewed)
Austin American-Statesman | June 2020
Go San Angelo | June 2020
Brownwood Bulletin | June 2020Black Lives Matter and the Urge for Freedom | Kevin Cokley as guest | Cultural Humility Podcast | June 2020
Black Men Face the Highest Risk of Death by Police in America | Kevin Cokley as guest | Texas Public Radio | June 2020
Police Killings and Black Lives Matter Protests - Expert Panel with Newswise Live | Kevin Cokley as panelist | Newswise | June 2020
University of Texas Professor Discusses Racial Injustice | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Fox 7 Austin | June 2020
State Board Approves African American Studies High School Course Despite Controversy | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Spectrum News | April 2020
Will COVID-19 Affect Texas' Urbanization Trend? | Ricardo Lowe interviewed | Reform Austin News | April 2020
UT Austin Staffer Tells Peers to Stay Home and Break the Chain | Annika Olson interviewed | Spectrum News | April 2020
Annika Olson interviewed about young people, social distancing, and COVID-19 in response to her op-ed on CNN
CNN | March 2020
The Show Hit the Fan | March 2020Black Hair: Unedited and Unbothered | Kevin Cokley interviewed | In Context | February 2020
Austin ISD losing 16,000 students to charter schools | Ricardo Lowe interviewed | KXAN | January 2020
Imposter Syndrome | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Inside Higher Ed's Academic Minute Podcast | January 2020
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- 2019
The Center for the Study of Race and Democracy Podcast, Episode 28 - Kevin Cokley | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Race and Democracy Podcast | December 2019
UT-Austin's inaugural W.E.B. Du Bois distinguished visiting scholar gives first lecture | Article covering an IUPRA event, interviewed Kevin Cokley | The Daily Texan | December 2019
Belonging Here | Profile on Kevin Cokley | UT News | November 2019
As community engagement meetings wrap up, AISD trustees set to vote on four school closures Nov. 18 | IUPRA participation referenced | Community Impact Newspaper | November 2019
African American Studies curriculum for Texas high schools statewide | Kevin Cokley giving public testimony | November 2019
The Wakeup Call with Kenneth Thompson, 11-14-19 | Ricardo Lowe, Annika Olson, and Faculty Fellow Dr. Terrance Green discussing the impact of school closures | KAZI | November 2019
Why EVERYONE should care about schools | Ricardo Lowe and Annika Olson interviewed (hear interview at 22:45-35:15) | The Rabble Podcast | November 2019
'Equity' Keeps Coming Up In Austin's School Closure Conversations. But What Does It Mean? | Ricardo Lowe interviewed | KUT | October 2019
AISD Trustees Share First Thoughts on "School Changes" | IUPRA research referenced | Austin Chronicle | October 2019
Imposter Syndrome Hits Harder When You're Black | Kevin Cokley research referenced | Huffington Post | October 2019
Faculty Members Inducted into UT Austin's Academy of Distinguished Teachers | Kevin Cokley referenced | UT News | September 2019
#RealTalk with Dr. Kevin Cokley: Race, Politics, & Legacy | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Naming It Podcast | August 2019
When it comes to hate, words matter, Statesman readers say (Kevin Cokley interviewed)
Austin American-Statesman | August 2019
Alice Echo News Journal | August 2019Exclusion in STEM classrooms lead to lower graduation rates for minority students, UT study says | Kevin Cokley quoted | The Daily Texan | July 2019
NC Democrats bash President Trump's controversial tweets while Republicans stay quiet (Kevin Cokley quoted)
Greensboro News & Record | July 2019
Winston-Salem Journal | July 2019NC Democrats bash President Trump's controversial tweets while Republicans stay quiet | Kevin Cokley quoted | Greensboro News & Record | July 2019
Time for an Awakening with Bro. Elliott, 7-14-19 Guest Dr. Kevin Cokley | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Time for an Awakening Podcast | July 2019
Safe as Texas in Texas? 'Words/Matter' at the Blanton | Art exhibition review written by Lauren Lluveras | Glasstire | May 2019
Group raises awareness of high maternal mortality rate among Black American women | Michele Rountree and her grant covered in this news story | KXXV | April 2019
Dr. Tracie Lowe on Black women's activism and leadership as political resistance | Tracie Lowe interviewed | Race and Democracy Podcast | April 2019
Professor defends use of "n-word" in classroom | Kevin Cokley interviewed | The Daily Texan | March 2019
Group Calls for Legislative Action to Address Texas' High Maternal Mortality Rate for Black Women | Michele Rountree gives press conference at capitol | Austin Chronicle | February 2019
Advocates push for new maternal health legislation | Michele Rountree interviewed and speaks at briefing at capitol | CBS Austin | January 2019
Police confront 2 men, 1 white, 1 black: Only 1 is shot | Kevin Cokley interviewed | AP (subsequently published in newspapers nationwide) | January 2019
- 2018
What is imposter syndrome? Michelle Obama says she has it, and "it doesn't go away" | Kevin Cokley interviewed | CBS News | December 2018
President's Award for Global Learning Teams Selected | Kevin Cokley featured | UT News | October 2018
Texas Had A State Agency Tackling Institutional Racism. It's Now Closed. | Lauren Lluveras and Michele Rountree interviewed | KUT | September 2018
Colin Kaepernick and Nike | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Fox 7 Austin | September 2018
Dealing With Imposter Syndrome When You're Treated as an Imposter | Kevin Cokley quoted and research referenced | New York Times | June 2018
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- 2017
Is Texas a true democracy? | Lauren Lluversa interviewed | FOX 26 Houston | November 2017
Puerto Rico two months after Maria: 5 essential reads | Lauren Lluveras quoted | The Conversation | November 2017
Free speech panel explores reach on college campuses | IUPRA event coverage | The Daily Texan | October 2017
Puerto Rico: Down so long, it could be up from here | Lauren Lluveras quoted | CBS Money Watch | October 2017
Trump vs. the NFL: Did anyone win? Was anything accomplished? | Kevin Cokley quoted | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | September 2017
Puerto Rico's road to recovery after Maria | Lauren Lluveras interviewed | Fox 7 | September 2017
Should hate speech be banned on campus? | Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Naomi Reed interviewed by North Texas NPR station KERA | September 2017
Kevin Cokley interviewed about Trump's comments on Charlottesville | Fox 7 Austin | August 2017
Kevin Cokley interviewed about the events in Charlottesville | Fox 7 | August 2017
Naomi Reed interviewed by Stephanie Lang on KAZI | July 2017
Feel Like a Fake? The Imposter Phenomenon Makes Racial Discrimination Worse | Kevin Cokley quoted and research referenced | Black Enterprise | April 2017
Study: Imposter syndrome causes mental distress in minority students | Kevin Cokley quoted and research referenced | USA TODAY | April 2017
Resident apathy sustains Austin racial divide | Eric Tang’s IUPRA report referenced | The Daily Texan | April 2017
Police’s blood-splattered past brought to light in new shootings database | Amanda Woog quoted on deaths in custody | Houston Chronicle | April 2017
Ford Foundation Awards Fellowship to Advance the Study of Black Student Activism and Identities | kihana ross' grant coverage | UT College of Liberal Arts News | April 2017 | Imposter Feelings Fuel Negative Mental Health Outcomes for Minority Students, Study | Kevin Cokley’s research on imposter phenomenon released
University of Texas News | April 2017
UT College of Liberal Arts News | April 2017
Medical Xpress | April 2017
Inside Higher Ed | April 2017
Finding mentors who help students soar | Kevin Cokley quoted on imposter phenomenon research | American Psychological Association | April 2017
Educational Psychology Professor Kevin Cokley Selected as a Fellow in UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers | UT College of Education News | March 2017
Caring for Black Male Students Requires More Than Good Intentions, According to Education Study | kihana ross quoted on her work | UT News | March 2017
Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis says she struggles with 'impostor syndrome' | Kevin Cokley's work referenced | ABC News | Feb. 2017
Mount Airy mayor apologizes for controversial comments about African-Americans | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Winston-Salem Journal | Jan. 2017
Has Georgia achieved more racial progress than any other state in the nation? | Kevin Cokley interviewed | Atlantic Journal-Constitution | Jan. 2017 - 2016
My Black UT Matter vigil supports student reflection on police-involved shootings | Kevin Cokley featured | Daily Texan | Nov. 2016
FOX 7 discussion: Reducing police violence | Kevin Cokley interviewed | FOX 7 Austin | Oct. 2016
Police in Texas shot 159 people over the past year as Houston led all cities in shootings by far | Amanda Woog quoted | Houston Chronicle | Sept. 2016
The Leslie Jones hack proves the internet still can’t accept successful dark-skinned women | Kevin Cokley quoted | VICE | Aug. 2016
7,000 Deaths in Custody | Amanda Woog’s Texas Justice Initiative launch coverage | The Atlantic | July 2015
KAZI discussion on affirmative action | Victor O. Obaseki interviewed | KAZI FM 88.7 | June 2016 - Accordion 3Panel 3. Add body text in this space.
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- 2015
The Ellison Report discussion on textbooks | Naomi Reed interviewed | The Ellison Report | Nov. 2015
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