“When I ran programs for Common Ground, I learned through that work, that homelessness is usually a result of multiple support system failures affecting an individual and their own personal life circumstances. The way any jurisdiction helps our homeless is a reflection of how we recognize and intend to address these inadequacies. I believe that Maryland is always looking at this and my agency in particular through the work of the ICH will be doing even more of this on a state level.”
Category Archive: Urban Policy Analysis and Management
“On the Run”: Urban Surveillance & New School Courses
The War on Drugs has spawned an expansive network of policing as a unique feature of the urban landscape. This outgrowth was the focus of the 2014 Nathan Levin Lecture on Public Policy titled, “Surveillance City: The War on Drugs in Urban Neighborhoods.” The talk featured Alice Goffman whose book “On the Run: Fugitive Life …
Student Spotlight: Benjamin Ndugga-Kabuye
Ben Ndugga-Kabuye is a student in the Urban Policy Program at Milano. He holds a bachelors in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of Caliornia at Irvine, and is passionate about political advocacy. At Milano, Ben also works as a Project Assistant for the Urban Policy Program, and is involved in immigrant rights work. …
Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz Publishes Third Edition of Textbook
Professor Alex Schwartz recently published the third edition of his textbook, Housing Policy in the United States. The classic primer for its subject, Housing Policy in the United States, has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near-collapse of the housing market and the nation’s recent signs of recovery. Like its previous editions, …
Emeritus Professor Peter Eisinger Looks at Detroit’s Recovery
Peter Eisinger, Professor Emeritus of the Urban Policy Program, has been focusing his recent research on the City of Detroit. In March, Eisinger spoke on the Detroit: A City in Crisis panel at the 44th Urban Affairs Association conference. In May, Professor Eisinger gave the endowed Lent Upson lecture at Wayne State University in Detroit, …