The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will conclude its spring season on Friday, May 3, with a presentation by Zachary D. Wood, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Urban Studies and Community Development. His research interests include issues of urban poverty and social change through civic engagement and political advocacy. Zachary’s most recent … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Concludes May 3 with Zachary Wood…
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CURE Seminar Series Continues Apr. 5 with Alan Mallach
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will continue its spring season on Friday, April 5, with a presentation by Alan Mallach, Senior Fellow at the Center for Community Progress. Mr. Mallach will present, “The Crisis of the African-American Middle Neighborhood: Research from St. Louis, Detroit, and Other Older American Cities.” The abstract is … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Apr. 5 with Alan Mallach…
Join us March 21 and 22 for the Urban Agriculture Conference
On March 21 and 22, there will be a two-day Urban Agriculture and Food Systems Convening held on the Rutgers–Camden campus. This event will explore the promise of urban agriculture for positive social change and environmental sustainability in New Jersey and beyond.On March 21, there will be an Urban Farmers Market Conference and Common Roots: … Continue reading Join us March 21 and 22 for the Urban Agriculture Conference…
CURE Seminar Series Continues Mar. 1 with Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will continue its spring season on Friday, March 1, with a presentation by Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning and Historic Preservation School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. She will present, “Bulldozer: Demolition and Clearance of the Postwar Landscape.” The … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Mar. 1 with Dr. Francesca Russello Ammon…
Registration Open for Robert F. Bailey Memorial Lecture
The Annual Robert F. Bailey Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Public Policy and Administration, will feature Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D. Dr. Thompson, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University in New York City, will present, “Tipping Points: Neighborhood Restoration or Devastation?” This free lecture will take … Continue reading Registration Open for Robert F. Bailey Memorial Lecture…
CURE Seminar Series Begins Feb. 1
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will begin its spring season on Friday, February 1, with a presentation by Dr. Stephen Danley, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration. Dr. Danley will discuss “A Neighborhood Politics of Last Resort: Post-Katrina New Orleans and the Right to the City.” The event will take place … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Begins Feb. 1…
CURE Seminar Series Continues Nov. 16 with Dr. Corianne Payton Scally
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will continue its fall season on Friday, November 16, with a presentation by Dr. Corianne Payton Scully, a senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Dr. Scully will present, “Emerging Strategies for Integrating Health and Housing.” The event will … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Nov. 16 with Dr. Corianne Payton Scally…
DPPA Brown Bag Series Continues Nov. 8 with Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn
The Department of Public Policy and Administration‘s Brown Bag Series will continue on Thursday, Nov. 8, with guest speaker Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration. Dr. Okulicz-Kozaryn research interests include inequality, preferences for redistribution, urban and rural issues, cultural, values and religion, happiness, quality of life, life satisfaction. He will present, “Urban-Rural Happiness Gradient.” … Continue reading DPPA Brown Bag Series Continues Nov. 8 with Dr. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn…
DPPA Brown Bag Series Continues Oct. 25 with Dr. Stephen Danley
The Department of Public Policy and Administration‘s Brown Bag Series will continue on Thursday, October 25, with guest speaker Dr. Stephen Danley, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration. Dr. Danley is a Camden resident and an urban ethnographer who studies power, protest, and participation. Dr. Danley will present, “They’re Not Building it for Us: Displacement … Continue reading DPPA Brown Bag Series Continues Oct. 25 with Dr. Stephen Danley…
CURE Seminar Series Continues Oct. 12 with Jamila Medley of PACA
The Center for Urban Research and Education’s (CURE) Seminar Series will continue its fall season on Friday, October 12, with a presentation by Jamila Medley, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA). Ms. Medley’s presentation is titled, “Reimaging cooperative development in marginalized communities through study and democratic practice.” The event will take place on Friday, … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues Oct. 12 with Jamila Medley of PACA…