Social Justice
Evaluating Civic Engagement in Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth
Harris County has the third largest Asian American and Pacific Islander (APPI) population in the United States. Researchers at the University of Houston are focused on the civic experience of APPI teenagers and why it is important to...
Assisting Women Post-Incarceration
Angela House, a reentry home in Houston, helps women just out of prison find housing, provides mental health resources and access to medication and offers addiction counseling. It also supports families by providing childcare options for women while they work. Despite being a resource for women, there are still myriad issues that these women must navigate post-prison.
Reliving the National Women’s Conference in Houston
The National Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas, brought delegates and dignitaries to our city in 1977. How can we bring back an important historical moment, complete with implications and issues that are still pertinent today? That’s what Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow, UH history professors...
Documenting Houston’s Civil Rights Past
A UH faculty member is uncovering Houston’s somewhat hidden past to reveal a vibrant artistic and political scene during the Black Power Movement of the 1960s.
Talking About Social Justice Through Art
An exhibit exploring the evolution of African American art in America will grace UH’s Blaffer Art Museum to generate discussions about social justice issues in Houston.
Teaching the Police Force Spanish
A professor at UH partnered with the Houston police force to teach them Spanish, in the name of social justice. "Cross-cultural communication classes" helped to bridge a gap between the local force and Hispanics in Houston...
Tracking Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is all about sharing information and acting on it. But speaking up is no small feat and Houston has had its share of difficult to navigate situations recently...
Understanding Community Response to Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are difficult to prosecute but happen all over the nation every day -- even in Houston. A challenge with hate crimes is that they have a very narrow federal definition and are often hard to prosecute.
Reading to Help Solve Juvenile Delinquency
In Houston, as well as in many large cities, it is too often that there is a definite “school to prison pipeline.”
Helping Schools so English Learners Learn
Professor David Francis and the Center for the Success of English Learners (CSEL) at UH help English-learners to succeed in their education.
Cleaning Up the Crime Lab
The crime lab in Houston was in need of an overhaul. Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson took the matter into her own hands...
Tutoring the Next Generation
The homeschooling/childcare crisis brought about by COVID-19 affected many Houstonians.
Keeping Kids Off the Streets
They crowd outside familiar hostels and are spread throughout the city of Houston. They are homeless youth, and many are being exploited.
Advocating for Equal Pay
Disparity in pay ifor women versus men is just one of the problems this UH team of professors is trying to address.
Intervening and Serving Human Trafficked Persons
Houston is estimated to be among the top cities in the United States in terms of the number of human trafficking cases. A UH professor wants to improve evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive efforts while serving this demographic.
Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A UH professor studies the school-to-prison pipeline in order to disrupt the cycle and instead keep youth in school and in their communities.