With diversity, equity, and belonging efforts at universities and other institutions across the country under scrutiny, it’s important to understand what is at stake. The Case for Equity, a new video series from Harvard Kennedy School and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, will explore equity in a variety of contexts, including health care, economics, education and more. ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø faculty experts will draw on the latest research to help you understand what kinds of policies will succeed or fail in making a more equitable society.
In this episode, Mark Shepard, Associate Professor of Public Policy, explains what equity is, and why it’s relevant to public policy.