RISE Rapid Research Reports (R4) translate timely policy topics into equity-focused insights, highlighting impacts on access, opportunities, and outcomes. They deliver fast, evidence-based findings to inform policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and the public, examining who is most affected, how inequities shift, and proposing actionable policy solutions.
Equity Challenges and Opportunities in the Revised FAFSA
Rapid Report | Issue 1 | Report Publish Date: July, 2024
Equity implications of the unchanged Federal minimum wage since 2009
Rapid Report | Issue 2 | Report Publish Date: July, 2025
Proposed AI Legislation Across the US States: What’s on Policymakers’ Minds?
Rapid Report | Issue 3 | Report Publish Date: October, 2025
Strengthening Critical Infrastructure for Equity and Resilience: Findings from the Environmental Justice Data Project
Policy Brief | October, 2025
Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs
Policy Brief | March, 2024
2023 Create, Grow, Scale Entrepreneurship Convening: Summary Report
Policy Brief | August, 2023
Ensuring Language Access Equity in Virginia Government Services
Policy Brief | April, 2022
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Report
Policy Brief | January, 2022