363 Uris Hall
(607) 254–8674
inequality@cornell.edu
www.inequality.cornell.edu
The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applied research on social and economic inequalities as well as the processes by which such inequalities change and persist. The study of inequality lies at the heart of current debates about segregation, affirmative action, the “glass ceiling,” globalization, and any number of other contemporary policy issues. In recent years, public and scholarly interest in issues of inequality has intensified, not merely because of historic increases in income inequality in the United States and other advanced industrial countries, but also because inequalities of race, ethnicity, and gender are evolving in equally dramatic and complicated ways. The mission of CSI is to support research and teaching relevant to issues of inequality, to disseminate findings resulting from this research, and to otherwise facilitate the study of inequality in the United States and throughout the world.
Minor in Inequality Studies
The minor in inequality studies allows undergraduate students to supplement their studies for their major with a coherent program of courses oriented toward the study of inequality. The minor is organized into tracks examining such topics as globalization and inequality, social policy, the ethics of inequality, poverty and economic development, social movements, education and inequality, race and ethnicity in comparative perspective, and the family and inequality. The minor is open to students enrolled in any of the seven Cornell undergraduate colleges. When the requirements of the minor are met, an official note is made on the student’s academic record (see www.inequality.cornell.edu/academics for further information).
Symposia and Lecture Series
CSI regularly sponsors symposia, workshops, and lecture series that draw attention to the most pressing problems and controversies in the field. The current schedule of events is listed on the center’s web site (www.inequality.cornell.edu).
For more information about CSI, contact us at (607) 254-8674 or inequality@cornell.edu.