The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will begin its spring season on Friday, February 3rd, with a presentation by Dr. Joan Maya Mazelis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and CURE-affiliated scholar. Dr. Mazelis will discuss her new book, Surviving Poverty: Creating Sustainable Ties Among the Poor. Surviving Poverty carefully examines the experiences of people … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Kicks Off Spring Season on 2/3…
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“Rio’s True Olympic Legacy” Lecture Scheduled for 11/15
Theresa Williamson, Executive Director of Catalytic Communities, will present, “Rio’s True Olympic Legacy: What have we learned? What next?” on Tuesday, November 15th, from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Dr. Williamson will address Rio and its social and economic struggles through the lens of Olympic legacy. All are welcome. … Continue reading “Rio’s True Olympic Legacy” Lecture Scheduled for 11/15…
CURE Seminar Scheduled for 11/18
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will host its next seminar on Friday, November 18th. Christopher Wheeler, a doctoral student in the public affairs program, will present, “Land Use Regulation, Housing Development, and Racial Segregation in the Greater Philadelphia Region.” The free event will be held during the free period in the … Continue reading CURE Seminar Scheduled for 11/18…
Viewing and Discussion of “Changing Face of Harlem” Documentary on 10/26
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE), the Department of Public Policy and Administration, and the Urban Studies Program will host a viewing of the documentary the Changing Face of Harlem, to be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Shawn Batey, on Wednesday, October 26th, from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., in the Campus Center’s … Continue reading Viewing and Discussion of “Changing Face of Harlem” Documentary on 10/26…
CURE Seminar Series Continues 10/21
Join us on Friday, October 21st, for the second Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) seminar of the 2016-2017 academic year. Matt Katz, who covered New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for the Philadelphia Inquirer, WNYC, and New Jersey Public Radio and is the author of American Governor: Chris Christie’s Bridge to Redemption, will be the guest speaker. Copies of American … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues 10/21…
CURE Seminar Series Begins 9/9
Join us on Friday, September 9th, for the first Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) seminar of the 2016-2017 academic year! Dr. Seth Gershenson, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs at American University, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany, … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Begins 9/9…
CURE Spring Seminar Series Concludes on 5/6
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will host its final seminar of Spring 2016 on Friday, May 6th. Dr. Michael Javen Fortner, Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Urban Studies at the City University of New York, will discuss his book, Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment, with … Continue reading CURE Spring Seminar Series Concludes on 5/6…
CURE Seminar Series to Continue on 4/8
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will host their next seminar on Friday, April 8th, at 12:15 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Executive Dining Room. Dr. Waverly Duck, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, will discuss, “An Ethnographic Portrait of Drug Dealing and Policing in a Small Black Town.” This … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series to Continue on 4/8…
Cuban Sustainable Development Forum Scheduled for 3/4
Greg Watson, Director of Policy and Systems Design for the Cuba-United States Agroecology Network at the Schumacher Center for New Economics, will be on campus on Friday, March 4th, to speak about Cuban sustainable development. His forum will begin at 9 a.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. This event is sponsored by the Community … Continue reading Cuban Sustainable Development Forum Scheduled for 3/4…
CURE Seminar to Discuss Coney Island on 2/26
On Friday, February 26th, join the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) for a seminar called “‘Saving’ Coney Island: The Construction of Neighborhood Heritage.” Juan Rivero, a doctoral candidate at Rutgers’ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, will be the guest speaker.The event will begin at 12:15 p.m. in the Armitage Hall Faculty Lounge. … Continue reading CURE Seminar to Discuss Coney Island on 2/26…