NYU Steinhardt's Commission on Gender, Race, and Social Justice Speaker is proud to co-host a conversation with Profesor Angel Harris.

Professor Harris will be discussing his new book, Kid's Don't Want to Fail, Tuesday, November 1 at 2:00 PM in NYU's Furman Hall, Room 216

Professor Angel Harris’ interests explore how perceptions about the opportunity structure and the system of social mobility influence the extent to which people invest in schooling. His research focuses on the social psychological determinants of the racial achievement gap. Specifically, he examines factors that contribute to African Americans' lower academic achievement and Asian Americans' higher academic achievement relative to Whites. Professor Harris joined Princeton University after spending a year at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Sociology at the University of Michigan, where he received the Rackham Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award.