Milano School» Faculty

Professor Lisa Servon Interviewed by PBS Newshour on Check Cashing Businesses and the ‘Underbanked’

stota658 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:05:54 +0000

Recently, Professor Lisa Servon was interviewed by PBS’s Newshour to discuss check cashing businesses and the underserved or ‘underbanked’. The video can be viewed in its entirety below: Video

Professor Jeff Smith on MSNBC about the NRA and Gun Laws

stota658 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:55:18 +0000

The clips can be viewed in their entirety below: Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

GPIA Faculty Sean Jacobs Interviewed on NPR

treml527 — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:00:51 +0000

Many films have been made about Nelson Mandela. Danny Glover, Morgan Freeman, Dennis Haysbert, and now Idris Elba have all tried to step into the icon’s shoes. Host Michel Martin of NPR speaks to GPIA faculty and founder of the blog Africa Is A Country, Sean Jacobs about which actor played him best. The title of …

Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton on Social Security for the Life-Cycle

treml527 — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:30:47 +0000

Last Wednesday Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton, William “Sandy” Darity, Chair of Duke’s African & African American Studies department, as well as Alan Aja and Daniel Bustillo both Milano Alums co-wrote a Huffington Post Blog titled, Social Security for the Life-Cycle. A second article that Hamilton co-wrote with Darity, Aja, and another Milano alum, Daniel Bustillo, was cited in …

Peter Eisinger Professor Emeritus Featured in the Journal of Urban Affairs

treml527 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:43:43 +0000

Peter Eisinger Professor Emeritus of the Urban Policy program had his article, Is Detroit Dead featured in the Journal of Urban Affairs. ABSTRACT: An effective way to understand the slow death of the city of Detroit is through the prism of the course of a terminal disease, tracing the stages of symptom assessment, diagnosis, and curative intervention. This …