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The Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) fosters basic and applied research on social and economic inequalities as well as on the processes by which such inequalities change and persist. Inequality lies at the heart of current debates about opportunity and equity, implicating numerous contemporary policy issues. Public and scholarly interest in inequality has intensified, not merely because of historic increases in income and wealth inequality in the United States and other advanced industrial countries, but also because inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class are evolving in 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. An interdisciplinary minor, Inequality Studies is open to students in all Cornell undergraduate colleges and can be completed in conjunction with almost any major. When the requirements of the minor are met, an official note is made on the student’s academic record. For more information on the minor, including course listings and enrollment, visit the Center’s website.
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 website.