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

Register Now for the Annual Baron Lecture on 4/3

The Jacob Abraham and Mildred Amelia Baron Lecture Series will take place on on Monday, April 3, with special guest speaker Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, who serves New Jersey’s 5th Legislative District.  Assemblywoman Jones will discuss “Politics and Citizenship.” This event will take place at 12:15 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room.  Registration is … Continue reading Register Now for the Annual Baron Lecture on 4/3

Registration Now Open for SLED Conference on 3/28

Doctoral students in the Public Affairs–Community Development Ph.D. program and the Department of Public Policy and Administration invite you to the Second Annual State and Local Economic Development Policy Graduate Student Conference on March 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Neighborhood Center, Camden. The goal of this conference is to connect research … Continue reading Registration Now Open for SLED Conference on 3/28

Register Now for the “Re-imagining the University/City Connection” Symposium

On Tuesday, March 28th, the Community Leadership Center will host, “Re-imagining the University/City Connection” Symposium, part of their Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice Lecture Series.  Moderated by Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of the Department of Public Policy and Administration, a panel of five leading experts, including Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon, … Continue reading Register Now for the “Re-imagining the University/City Connection” Symposium

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

Join us for the Annual Dr. Robert Bailey Memorial Lecture on 2/6

The Department of Public Policy and Administration will sponsor the annual Dr. Robert Bailey Memorial Lecture on Monday, February 6th, with special guest speaker Dr. Ruth Milkman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York and at the Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and … Continue reading Join us for the Annual Dr. Robert Bailey Memorial Lecture on 2/6

CURE Seminar Series Kicks Off Spring Season on 2/3

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

Voting Law in the 2016 Election Panel Scheduled for 12/7

The Department of Political Science, the Department of Public Policy and Administration, and Rutgers Law School will host another election-themed panel discussion on Wednesday, December 7th, from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., in 401 Penn.  This panel’s topic is “Voting Law in the 2016 Election,” which will examine election law, voter suppression, and the role … Continue reading Voting Law in the 2016 Election Panel Scheduled for 12/7

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