Dr. James Wolfinger, Associate Dean of the College of Education and Professor of History at DePaul University, will lecture on “Running the Rails: A History of Capital and Labor in the Philadelphia Transit Industry,” part of the Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series. The event will take place on Friday, February 16th, … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Feb. 16…
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Spring 2018 CURE Seminar Series Begins 1/25
Zaire Z. Dinzey-Flores, Associate Professor of Sociology and Latino and Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University, will present “The Price of Race in New Brooklyn’s Real Estate,” on Thursday, January 25th, the first installment of the Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Spring 2018 Seminar Series. This free event is open to all. The event … Continue reading Spring 2018 CURE Seminar Series Begins 1/25…
Final CURE Seminar of Fall Semester Scheduled for 12/15
Jason Romisher, an MA candidate in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, will be the guest speaker at the final Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) seminar of the fall semester. The title of his talk is “Student Activism and the Black Liberation Movement in Lawnside, New Jersey.” This … Continue reading Final CURE Seminar of Fall Semester Scheduled for 12/15…
CURE Seminar Series Continues 11/17
Jesse Curtis, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Temple University, will present “A Mission Field Next Door: Evangelical Higher Education in the Era of White Flight” as part of the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) Seminar Series on Friday, November 17th. This free event is open to all. The event … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues 11/17…
CURE Seminar Series Continues 10/6
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will continue its fall season on Friday, October 6, with a presentation by Dr. James DeFilippis, Associate Professor of Planning and Public Policy Development at the E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Dr. DeFilippis will discuss, “On the Political Meanings of the Transformation of … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues 10/6…
First CURE Seminar of Fall Semester to Take Place on 9/15
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will begin its fall season on Friday, September 15, with a presentation by Dr. Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Associate Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph’s University. Dr. Clampet-Lundquist will present, “‘If You Can Weather the Storm:’ Urban Inequality and the Transition to Adulthood.” Dr. Clampet-Lundquist will discuss how, for adolescents and … Continue reading First CURE Seminar of Fall Semester to Take Place on 9/15…
CURE Will Co-Host National Summit for Inclusive Communities on 7/21
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will co-host the National Summit for Inclusive Communities and Sustainable Regions, along with Building One America and Cleveland State University, on Friday, July 21. The event is from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will take place in the Campus Center. On the agenda are the following topics: … Continue reading CURE Will Co-Host National Summit for Inclusive Communities on 7/21…
Join CURE for its Final Spring Seminar on 5/5
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will conclude its spring season on Friday, May 5, with a presentation called “Social Enterprise: Examining the Quest to Humanize Business,” led by Rasheda L. Weaver. Ms. Weaver’s talk examines social enterprises, which are businesses that utilize their revenue to combat social problems. Since the millennium, social … Continue reading Join CURE for its Final Spring Seminar on 5/5…
CURE Continues Spring Season on 4/14
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will continue its spring season on Friday, April 14th, with a presentation called “Listening to the Voices of the Homeless in Public Policy Debates” by Dr. Joshua D. Philips, an instructor at Pennsylvania State University–Brandywine. A half-century after the “War on Poverty” of Lyndon Johnson, poverty … Continue reading CURE Continues Spring Season on 4/14…
The CURE Seminar Series Continues 3/3
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will continue its seminar series on Friday, March 3rd, with a presentation by Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology at Temple University, and founder of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, the nation’s only translational research laboratory seeking ways to make college more affordable. Dr. … Continue reading The CURE Seminar Series Continues 3/3…