From The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education December 18, 2019 Harris Public Policy Professor Jeffrey GroggerHarris Public Policy Professor Jeffrey Grogger was featured in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, discussing his finding that individuals with racially and regionally distinctive speech patterns make less money. “[F]or African Americans, speech-related wage differences are not explained by family background, location or personality traits," wrote Grogger. "Rather, members of the Black community who speak in a mainstream dialect work in jobs that involve intensive interactions with others, and those jobs tend to pay more.” Full coverage available at The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Upcoming Events More events Harris Reunion Weekend 2024 Fri., May 03, 2024 | 12:00 PM 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60613 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM