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…
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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…
Spring 2016 CURE Seminar Series Begins 1/29
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will begin its Spring 2016 Seminar Series on Friday, January 29th, with a presentation by Dr. Carolyn Adams, Professor of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. Dr. Adams will discuss her recent book, From the Outside In: Suburban Elites, Third-Sector Organizations, and the Reshaping of Philadelphia. The event begins … Continue reading Spring 2016 CURE Seminar Series Begins 1/29…
Final CURE Seminar of Fall 2015 on 12/4
On December 4th, join the Center for Urban Research and Education for their final Fall 2015 seminar, “Why Don’t Housing Choice Voucher Recipients Live Near Better Schools?” Dr. Ingrid Gould Ellen of New York University will be the guest speaker.The event begins at 12:15 p.m. in the Armitage Hall Faculty Lounge. This event is free … Continue reading Final CURE Seminar of Fall 2015 on 12/4…
CURE Symposium on Housing, Segregation, and Poverty a Great Success
On November 17th, the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) hosted a daylong symposium on housing, segregation, and poverty. Scholars from all over the world came to Camden to take part in this event, which addressed topics such as the geography of inequality and its effects; exclusionary and inclusionary zoning; the fair housing movement; … Continue reading CURE Symposium on Housing, Segregation, and Poverty a Great Success…
CURE Seminar Series Presents: Paul Scully, Building One America
CURE Concludes Spring 2015 Seminar Series on 5/1
On Friday, May 1st, the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will host its final seminar of the Spring 2015 semester, with a presentation by Dr. Katrin B. Anacker, author of the new book The New American Suburb: Poverty, Race, and the Economic Crisis. Copies of Dr. Anacker’s book will be available for sale at … Continue reading CURE Concludes Spring 2015 Seminar Series on 5/1…
CURE Seminar Series Continues 4/3
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will hold a seminar on Friday, April 3rd, with special guest and CURE affiliated scholar, Dr. Lauren Silver, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies. Dr. Silver will discuss her newly released book, System Kids: Adolescent Mothers and the Politics of Regulation. Dr. Silver will sign copies of her book … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues 4/3…