Two faculty members of The College of Arts and Sciences are the recipients of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for research on race and racialization, social justice and community engagement. Associate Professors Carol Fadda and Dana Olwan’s project “Black-Arab Relationalities: Confronting Racism, Narrating Solidarities” will examine the impact of racism and discrimination on the interconnected histories and lived experiences of Arab and Black communities living in the city of Syracuse. The project is supported by a $500,000 award from the Mellon Foundation’s Higher Learning initiative. Fadda and Olwan will use the information gathered in Syracuse to study racial politics in the United States. Read more.