Vision:
To establish by 2020 Emory University as the nation’s premiere university for research, teaching, and public dialogue on race and intersecting dimensions of human difference, whose members work collaboratively for positive transformation in the local Atlanta community and world communities. 

Mission:
Our mission is to support research, teaching, and public dialogue that examine race and intersecting dimensions of human difference including but not limited to class, gender, religion, and sexuality. We are interested in how systems of social distinction shape identities, modes of knowing, processes of inclusion and exclusion, and acts of representation. In the tradition of James Weldon Johnson’s life and work, a feature of the institute is to produce new knowledge on movements for civil and human rights in the United States and abroad. We value approaches that are interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary, comparative, and that inform public discourse and decision-making.  Our view is that by fostering courageous inquiry on race and difference at Emory we will contribute to the creation of a new institutional culture that not only will transform research, scholarship and teaching, but also the manner in which we all understand and engage the world. 

Goals:
We seek to accomplish JWJI’s vision and mission through the following strategic goals:

  
     
 
to create
  a culture of collaboration and a climate of inclusion by serving as the intellectual hub for research and educational programs exploring the intersection of race and difference at Emory.
   
to build
  intellectual density in the study of race and difference at Emory.
   
to train
  and mentor the next generation of promising scholars studying race and difference at Emory .
   
to foster
  a more inclusive learning environment for Emory’s undergraduates through the creation of educational programs that deepen and enhance their knowledge and understanding of the intersection of race and difference, and prepares them to effectively participate as citizens and leaders in a multicultural democracy.
   
to organize
  and nurture a network of scholars committed to the interdisciplinary study of race and difference nationally.
   
to provide
  a dynamic forum for members of the Emory community, civic leaders, grassroots organizers, and citizens to engage in shared dialogue about race and difference.
   
to develop
  regional and national partnerships related to race and difference.
   
 
 
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