Patricia Gurin

Patricia Gurin is a social psychologist known for her work documenting the benefits of student and faculty diversity in higher education. She is the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women's Studies at The University of Michigan.[1]

Patricia Gurin
Occupation(s)Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies
SpouseGerald Gurin
Awards
  • APF Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement (2010)
  • James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship (2019)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan

Gurin provided testimony in the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action case of Grutter v. Bollinger,[2] involving the University of Michigan, which ultimately deemed the university's affirmative action policies to be constitutional.[3][4] Gurin was honored by the American Psychological Foundation with the 2010 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement.[5] Her award citation stated, "Her development of a theoretical rationale for the educational benefits of diversity, and supporting empirical analysis, played a pivotal role in the University of Michigan’s legal defense of its admission policies."[6]

Biography

Gurin was born in 1932 and grew up in Vincennes, Indiana.[6] She attended Northwestern University as an undergraduate, and subsequently attended graduate school at the University of Michigan where she obtained her PhD in social psychology.[7]

Gurin took part in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963.[8] She was married to Gerald Gurin for 54 years until his death in 2019; together they had two children.[9] Early in her career, Gurin and her husband collaborated on research on Black youth[10][11] that led to creation of the Program for Research on Black Americans at the University of Michigan in 1976.[9]

Gurin has studied the benefits of diversity in higher education, arguing that a diverse educational setting benefits students by encouraging them to think in deeper, more complex ways.[12] She has authored and edited several books including Hope and Independence: Blacks' Response to Electoral and Party Politics,[13] Women, Politics and Change,[14] and Defending Diversity: Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan.[15]

The University of Michigan National Center for Institutional Diversity awarded Gurin the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship in 2019.[16] The Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit in Intergroup Relations is awarded annually to University of Michigan students who demonstrate academic excellence in the field of intergroup relations.[17]

Representative publications
  • Gurin, P. (1999). Expert report of Patricia Gurin. Michigan Journal of Race and Law, 5(1), 363–425.
  • Gurin, P. (1985). Women's gender consciousness. Public Opinion Quarterly, 49(2), 143–163.
  • Gurin, P., Dey, E., Hurtado, S., & Gurin, G. (2002). Diversity and higher education: Theory and impact on educational outcomes. Harvard Educational Review, 72(3), 330–367.
  • Gurin, P., Gurin, G., & Morrison, B. M. (1978). Personal and ideological aspects of internal and external control. Social Psychology, 41(4), 275–296.
  • Gurin, P., Nagda, B. R. A., & Lopez, G. E. (2004). The benefits of diversity in education for democratic citizenship. Journal of Social Issues, 60(1), 17–34.

References
  1. "Patricia Gurin | U-M LSA Department of Psychology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. "No. 02-241: In The Supreme Court of the United States BARBARA GRUTTER, Petitioner, v. LEE BOLLINGER, Respondents" (PDF).
  3. Winter, Greg (2003-03-20). "Study Challenges Case for Diversity at Colleges (Published 2003)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  4. Holmes, Steven A. (1999-05-11). "A New Turn in Defense of Affirmative Action (Published 1999)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. "APF Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  6. "Gold medal award for life achievement in psychology in the public interest". American Psychologist. 65 (5): 376–378. 2010. doi:10.1037/a0020291. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 20642301.
  7. "Patricia Gurin". gurin.socialpsychology.org. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. "50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement: A Reflection by Patricia Gurin | Spectrum Center". spectrumcenter.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  9. "Gerald Gurin (1922 - 2019) - Obituary". obits.mlive.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  10. Gurin, Patricia; Gurin, Gerald; Lao, Rosina C.; Beattie, Muriel (1969). "Internal-External Control in the Motivational Dynamics of Negro Youth". Journal of Social Issues. 25 (3): 29–53. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1969.tb00605.x.
  11. Gurin, Gerald; Gurin, Patricia (1970). "Expectancy Theory in the Study of Poverty". Journal of Social Issues. 26 (2): 83–104. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1970.tb01717.x. ISSN 1540-4560.
  12. Gurin, Patricia; Nagda, Biren (Ratnesh) A.; Lopez, Gretchen E. (2004). "The Benefits of Diversity in Education for Democratic Citizenship". Journal of Social Issues. 60 (1): 17–34. doi:10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00097.x. ISSN 0022-4537.
  13. Gurin, Patricia. (1989). Hope and independence : Blacks' response to electoral and party politics. Hatchett, Shirley., Jackson, James S. (James Sidney), 1944-2020. New York: R. Sage Foundation. ISBN 0-87154-374-5. OCLC 20318273.
  14. Women, politics, and change. Tilly, Louise., Gurin, Patricia. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 1990. ISBN 0-87154-884-4. OCLC 21337738.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. Defending diversity : affirmative action at the University of Michigan. Gurin, Patricia. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-472-02649-4. OCLC 642208210.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. "2019 Awardee | U-M LSA National Center for Institutional Diversity". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  17. "The Patricia Gurin Certificate of Merit | Intergroup Relations". igr.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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