Ken Spenner
- Professor
- Sociology
- 259 Soc-Psych
- Campus Box 90088
- Phone: 919-660-5625, 919-660-5614
- Fax: (919) 660-5623
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College Life & Learning
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Wave 2 (first year)
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Research Description
My current research involves a multi-year panel study of racial and ethnic differences in academic performance. A substantial body of research documents a gap in performance among different groups, yet the reasons why are only partly clear. Our research design follows two cohorts of Duke University undergraduates, the incoming classes of 2001 and 2002, surveyed before coming to Duke and approximately, annualy thereafter until exit from Duke. Empirical comparisons examine differential in human, cultural and social capital, negative stereotyping and identity dynamics, social networks, and residential, social and academic climates as these evolve during the undergraduate years.
