In the News: Maria Zhu
Maria Zhu Awarded the 2023 Montonna Fund
The assistant professor of economics received the honor for her work teaching undergraduate students.
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How Does Positive Bias Affect Asian Students and Other Students of Color?
New research from CPR Associates on the “model minority” stereotype finds that teachers rate Asian students’ academic skills more favorably than White students. In addition, teachers respond to the presence of any Asian student in the classroom by widening Black-White and Hispanic-White assessment gaps.
Shi and Zhu Examine Bias Against Asian Students in a New Study in Journal of Public Economics
"'Model minorities'" in the classroom? Positive evaluation bias towards Asian students and its consequences," co-authored by Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, was published in the Journal of Public Economics.
See related: Asian-American, U.S. Education, United States
WP 253 Positive Evaluation Bias towards Asian Students and its Consequences
Research on Racial Disparities in Education by Professors Drake, Shi and Zhu Cited in NY Times
The work of Sean Drake, assistant professor of sociology, Ying Shi, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, and Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, was referenced in the article, "Asian American Students Face Bias, but It’s Not What You Might Think."
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States
Equal time for equal crime? Racial bias in school discipline
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Limited contracts, limited quality? effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes
Zhu paper on the effects of adjunct instructors on student outcomes published in Econ of Edu Review
Shi, Zhu paper on racial bias in school discipline published in EdWorkingPapers
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Zhu weighs in on fossil fuel divestment in Harvard Crimson
Maria Zhu, assistant professor of economics, says that the University of California’s decision could be "a sign that the tides are shifting" on universities’ economic views of investing in fossil fuels. “If it has a positive impact, I do believe more schools will eventually divest for financial reasons, given that most of them tend to think social implications of divesting are positive or neutral at worst."
See related: Environment, U.S. Education, United States
Maxwell announces new faculty members, department chair
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Zhu study on affirmative action in undergraduate education published in Annual Review of Economics