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What John F. Kennedy’s Legacy Teaches Us About The Value Of Candor

esqus695 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:00:29 +0000

Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith wrote an article for Fast Company What John F. Kennedy's Legacy Teaches Us About The Value Of Candor that answers the question: Was John F. Kennedy the last honest politician?

Urban Policy Prof. Lisa Servon Gives Talk at PopTech 2013 Annual Conference

esqus695 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:00:18 +0000

Urban Policy Prof. Lisa Servon was a speaker at the PopTech 2013 annual conference where she discussed how her experience at a check-cashing facility in the Bronx informs her work towards improving financial services for poor Americans. According to Lisa: “Poor people know best what they need. It is not the policy makers and the …

Urban Policy Prof. Darrick Hamilton publishes report on Homelessness in NYC

esqus695 — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:45:20 +0000

Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton co-authored a report entitled A Count of Unaccompanied Homeless Youths in New York City for the New York City Coalition on the Continuum of Care (CoCC). He presented the findings in an event with the Supportive Housing Network of New York. Read the report below or you can find it on CoCC’s …

Alec Gershberg advises government of El Salvador as part of Strengthening Local Governments Project

esqus695 — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:04:42 +0000

Alec Gershberg is serving as an adviser to the Government of El Salvador for the development of an education sector decentralization strategy. He is working with a team that is also providing strategies for the Health, Water, and Sanitation Sectors as part of the Strengthening Local Governments Project for the Secretary of Strategic Issues of the Presidency.

Jeff Smith on All in with Chris Hayes on MSNBC

esqus695 — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:29:56 +0000

Urban Policy professor Jeff Smith appeared on All in with Chris Hayes on MSNBC to discuss “Liz Cheney’s Faustian Bargain on gay rights.” Smith, a former Missouri state senator, commented on Wyoming state senate candidate Liz Cheney’s anit-gay marriage stance and her openly gay sister, Liz Cheney’s, decision not to support the candidacy.