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Seminar: Adversity and Resilience after Hurricane Katrina Mary C. Waters, Harvard University and Christina Paxson, Princeton University, January 12, 2009 at the Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Conference: Understanding the Economic Concepts and Characteristics of Food Access January 23, 2009. Washington, DC.
Lecture: Charting a Course for the Next Generation Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, January 27, 2009 at the Michigan Union Ballroom, 4:00–5:30 PM; Co-sponsored by the National Poverty Center and the Students of Color in Public Policy.
Seminar: Working after Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs and Family in the Wake of Welfare Reform Kristin Seefeldt, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, February 11, 2009 Click for details
Lecture: More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City William Julius Wilson, Harvard University, March 6, 2009 at Rackham Auditorium, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
New Book: “Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States” Dean Jolliffe and James P. Ziliak (editors)
New Book: “The Colors of Poverty: Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist” Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris (editors)
Policy Brief #13: Access to Financial Services, Savings, and Assets Among the Poor
Policy Brief #12: The Causes of Racial Disparities in Business Performance
Policy Brief #11: Income Volatility and Food Assistance Programs
Working Paper: "Working Poverty in Michigan, 1998 and 2007: The Roles of Transfers, Labor Market, and Demographic Characteristics" Udaya R. Wagle, Western Michigan University
Working Paper: "Living Wage Laws: How Much Do (Can) they Matter?" Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Working Paper: "Workforce Development as an Antipoverty Strategy: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?" Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Audio: “Measuring and Understanding Poverty in the U.S.” by Sheldon Danziger
Audio: “Immigration and Poverty” by Steven Raphael
Video: Helping Disconnected and Hard-to-Employ Single Mothers. 5/7/08.
Audio: The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America
Video: The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America
Video: Jobs and Housing: Trust, Distrust, and Social Class in the Black Community.
Video: Danziger and Schoeni discuss poverty, income data in U.S. Census Bureau report.
Audio: Making low-wage jobs family friendly: An oxymoron or cutting edge? Part II. CLASP conference featuring NPC Assistant Director Kristin Seefeldt. Transcript available here (PDF). 4/6/07.
Video: Making America Stronger: U.S. Food Stamp Program. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Washington, DC.
Video: Higher Ground: New Hope for the Working Poor and their Children. Greg Duncan, Northwestern University. 3/15/07.
National Poverty Center awarded three-year federal renewal
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Request for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: January 9, 2009
Request for Applications: Immigration and Poverty Small Grants Competition
Deadline: February 2, 2009
Request for Applications: Visiting Scholars Program
Deadline: February 16, 2009
Workshop: Analyzing Poverty and Socioeconomic Trends Using the American Community Survey (ACS)
Deadline: February 27, 2009
Request for Applications: University of Michigan Poverty Research Grants Competition
Deadline: March 13, 2009
Request for Applications: Research Affiliates
Deadline: May 1, 2009
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