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Video: Dean Kerwin K. Charles Discusses Scholarship and the Fight for Racial Justice

Dean Kerwin K. Charles and John A. Byrne of Poets & Quants discussed Charles’ journey from Guyana to a life in academia, his research on the economic aspects of inequality and racism, his own experiences as a person of color, and his thoughts on the role of higher education in promoting racial justice.  

On June 16, Dean Kerwin K. Charles appeared in a live online conversation with John A. Byrne, founder and editor in chief of the MBA-focused website Poets & Quants. They discussed Charles’ journey from Guyana to a life in academia, his research on the economic aspects of inequality and racism, his own experiences as a person of color, and his thoughts on the role of higher education in promoting racial justice.  

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