- Summer and Fall 2014 Milano Course Schedules Click here to view the Summer 2014 Milano Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view the Summer 2014 Language Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view the Fall 2014 Milano Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view Fall 2014 GPIA courses by Concentration (PDF). Click here to view the Fall 2014 Parsons Courses of Interest to Milano Students (PDF). Please note that ...
- Creating a Route to Success Like most people my age, I feel the pressures of a shifting economic landscape. In part, I have interpreted these pressures to mean that if I want to be competitive in the job market, particularly in these fields, it would be an immense asset to have an advanced degree. These interests in a general sense ...
- Urban Policy Professor Rachel Meltzer on the Impact of Business Improvement Districts The goals of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)are to make business blocks look better, attract more customers, and draw good merchants to vacant properties. Currently there is a stark contrast in funding and benefits between Manhattan BIDs and those in the outer boroughs. In a recent article by the Bronx Bureau, Urban Policy Professor Rachel Meltzer is quoted, ...
- Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith Discusses The Relationship Between Democratic Mayors and Republican Governors in The Atlantic Professor Jeff Smith had an article featured on The Atlantic’s website entitled “Why Black Democratic Mayors and GOP Governors are BFFs,” Smith wrote about the seemingly unorthodox, but somewhat common relationship between black urban mayors and their white Republican governors. He cites as his two primary cases the relationships between Newark mayor Cory Booker and New ...
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon Weighs In on Proposed Financial Services Through the Post Office The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General issued a white paper in January proposing a new line of business: providing nonbank financial services to the “underserved” by handling bill payments, making small loans, offering international money transfers in order to bolster the Post Office’s ability to remain financially self-sustaining. In an op-ed piece for the ...
- Alum Melissa Holmes Collaborates with Milano and Parsons Student Team This February, a team of 13 students and three faculty members from The New School Urban Collective, a partnership between Milano’s Community Development Finance Lab and Parsons School of Design Strategies, will be joining Melissa in her ambitious endeavor.
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon on Payday Loans Payday loans are illegal in New York, but not in California where Professor Lisa Servon did research working as a teller at Check Center, a check casher and payday lender in a low-income neighborhood in downtown Oakland. There she met Azlinah Tambu, a twenty-two-year-old single mother who took out five payday loans from five different payday lenders, ranging ...
- Urban Policy Professor Rachel Meltzer’s Report in NYT and Crain’s NY Business Professor Rachel Meltzer had her report referenced in The New York Times and Crain’s New York Business. The study focused on inclusionary zoning issues in San Francisco, Washington D.C., and suburban Boston, but its findings are relevant to inclusive zoning in New York City. Rachel Meltzer is an Assistant Professor of Urban Policy at the Milano School of International ...
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon was recently on WHYY’s Public Media program Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane in the episode Can the post office be a bank? The episode delves into the topic of banking at the Post Office. With cash-checking stores and pay-day loans frequently having high interests and fees, the question is raised: could ...
- CNYCA’s Insideschools Expands Parent-Friendly Data Tool to Elementary Schools The Center for New York City Affairs’ (CNYCA) Insideschools is an online guide to New York City Schools. One of their programs, Insidestats, recently added Elementary Schools to the list of reviewed schools.
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon Makes Guest Appearance On Radio Times show Servon recently spoke on Radio Times about a new plan being proposed by the Post Office which seeks to provide poor households with an affordable way for them to pay bills, cash checks and access small loans.
- Urban Policy Alum Athena Moore to head Manhattan Borough Northern Office Earlier this week Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced the appointment of Athena Moore as the head of Manhattan Borough President’s Northern Manhattan Office. Athena graduated from The New School for Public Engagement with an M.S. in Urban Policy and Management.
- Urban Policy Prof. Jeff Smith to give Workshop at Annual Teaching and Learning Conference This weekend at the American Political Science Association’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith will be leading a workshop on student campaign internships that the New School for Public Engagement funded through his Civic Engagement grant. The workshop will describe how they enhanced learning outcomes through the creation of full-length campaign ...
- Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz Quoted in NY Times Yesterday, Professor Alex Schwartz was quoted in a New York Times article about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious affordable housing proposals and policies. You can read the article in its entirety here.
- Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton Featured in EconoMonitor Professor Darrick Hamilton was recently cited in an article in EconoMonitor on race, unemployment and the push for job guarantees. You can read the full article here.
- Urban Policy Grad Named Deputy Press Secretary for Mayor de Blasio Graduate of the Urban Policy Analysis and Management program, Maibe Ponet, has been name deputy press secretary for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration. She has previously worked under him as a press secretary during his first year as Public Advocate. You can read more about Maibe and her accomplishments here.
- Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton on Social Security for the Life-Cycle 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 this ...
- Peter Eisinger Professor Emeritus Featured in the Journal of Urban Affairs 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 essay ...
- What John F. Kennedy’s Legacy Teaches Us About The Value Of Candor 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. Darrick Hamilton publishes report on Homelessness in NYC 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 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 ...
- Jeff Smith on All in with Chris Hayes on MSNBC 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.
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon Featured on Marketplace Money Marketplace Money expert Carmen Wong Ulrich looks ahead to the holidays, gives listeners guidance, and even holds up to a lightning round of personal finance questions. Five minutes of fast and furious answers about paying off debt, buying a home, and starting a small business. We hear from New School Professor Lisa Servon who went undercover ...
- Urban Policy Prof. Alex Schwartz, Visiting Scholar in Kazakhstan Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz was a visiting scholar Oct. 18-27 at the Gumilyov Eurasian National Universitya in Astana, Kazakhstan. As a visiting scholar he delivered several lectures and mentored doctoral students. His Community Development course will feature two panel discussions: Nov. 5th the topic is Community Development Amid Disinvestment. Alan Mallach, a nationally renowned expert on responses to property abandonment and foreclosure, will be a ...
- Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon Interviewed by The Guardian Professor Lisa Servon was interviewed by The Guardian about her check-cashing experience in the Bronx. “I have worked in poor communities for so long,” she says, “I thought, ‘I know poor people are pretty smart about their money actually, because they don’t have very much of it.’ And it just led me to want to really understand ...
- Spring 2014 Course Schedules Click here to view the Spring 2014 Milano Course Schedule with Rooms (PDF). Click here to view the Spring 2014 GPIA Courses by Concentration (PDF). Click here to view the Spring 2014 Cardozo Courses Available to Milano Students (PDF). Please note that schedules are subject to change, the links above are to the most recent schedules available.
- Urban Policy Faculty, Nebahat Tokatli Published in the Journal of Economic Geography Part-Time Urban Policy Faculty, Nebahat Tokatli was published in the Journal of Economic Geography. Tokatli’s first article is titled, Toward a better understanding of the apparel industry: a critique of the upgrading literature. In this article Tokatli makes the claim that the concept of upgrading, as conventionally conceived by the students of the apparel industry, has serious limitations. The second ...
- Empowerhouse featured in Planning for Higher Education Journal Spring 2013 Special Issue This journal spring 2013 special issue includes an article by EPSM Professor John Clinton, Former Parsons FTF Laura Briggs, and three Milano alums: Gal Gabriel from EPSM; John Stinar from OCM; and Orlando Velez from Urban Policy.
- Urban Policy Prof. Alex Schwartz, Visiting Scholar in Kazakhstan Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz will be a visiting scholar Oct. 18-27 at the Gumilyov Eurasian National Universitya in Astana, Kazakhstan. As a visiting scholar he will be delivering several lectures and mentoring doctoral students.
- Darrick Hamilton’s New Article, Stalking: Does it Leave a Psychological Footprint? Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton co-wrote a new article published online and forthcoming in Social Science Quarterly titled, Stalking: Does it Leave a Psychological Footprint? This article offers new evidence on whether stalking damages the mental health of female victims.
- Urban Policy Prof. Darrick Hamilton quoted in Next City Economics and Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton was recently quoted in this Next City article, Spitzer’s Popularity Among Minority Voters Isn’t About Trust, It’s About Saggy Pants. In the article Hamilton gives his take on the NYC comptroller close race between Scott Stringer and Eliot Spitzer.
- Urban Policy Prof. Lisa Servon Took Bank Teller Job for Research In an attempt to further understand how and why individuals use “alternative” financial service institutions (check cashers, payday lenders, etc.), Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon recently took a job as a bank teller in the South Bronx for four months.
- Prof. Darrick Hamilton Quoted in TheGrio Article Economics and Urban Policy Professor Darrick Hamilton was recently quoted in TheGrio article entitled From 1963 to 2013: Is black America better off 50 years after ‘I Have a Dream’. In the article, which takes a look at the changes in job opportunity, poverty, housing, and wealth since 1963′s historic March on Washington, Hamilton discusses the ...
- Urban Policy Prof. Jeff Smith Article in The Atlantic Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith recently wrote an article entitled Do Liberals Deserve Larry Summers as Fed Chair? for The Atlantic. In the article, Smith gives reason to believe the Tea Party may understand the political game of attaining desired policy outcomes better than progressives.
- Urban Policy Prof. Lisa Servon mentioned in HuffPo Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon was mentioned in the Huffington Post article The Changing Face of the Marketplace. The article’s author, Gina Harman, discusses an article Servon wrote for Public Books entitled Ritecheck 12 where Servon writes about the “alternative financing industry” and her experience working as a teller in the South Bronx. Harman describes Servon’s ...
- Urban Policy Alum Phil Silva on Urban Agriculture in The New Yorker Urban Policy Alum and current Eugene Lang College part-time faculty member, Phil Silva, discusses measuring the impact of urban agriculture in New York City in this week’s The New Yorker. Silva teaches courses at both Lang and Parsons in Urban Forestry and the Natural History of NYC.
- Faculty News: Jeff Smith talks about ‘Orange is the New Black’ on All In with Chris Hayes Last night, Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith met with Piper Kerman, author of (and inspiration for) Orange is the New Black on the MSNBC show ‘All In’ with Chris Hayes. The three sit down and discuss the reality of federal prison life, especially for those who haven’t experienced any connection to prison life, as well as mandatory ...
- Faculty News: Professor Alex Schwartz is the keynote speaker at a housing policy conference in Shenzhen, China Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz was recently the keynote speaker for a daylong international conference on housing policy organized by the Shenzhen Real Estate Center, the Hang Lung Center for Real Estate, Tsinghua University, and the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies, University of Connecticut. About 300 academics and government officials attended the conference. Professor ...
- Faculty News: Professor Rachel Meltzer Publishes Article “Teaching Policy Analysis Through Integrated Client-Based Projects” Urban Policy professor Rachel Meltzer recently published an article entitled “Teaching Policy Analysis Through Integrated Client-Based Projects” in the Journal of Public Affairs Education. This article discusses the Urban Policy program’s experiential, client-based curriculum, especially the Laboratory in Issue Analysis. Professor Meltzer highlights the importance of client-based projects, not only for the students enrolled in ...
- Student Opinion: Nicole Brownstein, Urban Policy Student, on the NYC Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Future of Food Urban Policy student Nicole Brownstein published an article for PolicyMic outlining some of New York City’s mayoral candidate opinions on food policy and food justice. Six candidates attended the Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Future of Food, held in Tishman Auditorium on July 17th and co-hosted by several city food policy agencies. You can read the ...
- Faculty News:Professor Lisa Servon New Piece ‘RiteCheck 12′ Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon has taken on a new research project. In addition to being a new school faculty and scholar, she is adding part-time check casher to her resume. RiteCheck 12 portrays Lisa’s experience while working in the South Bronx service center. “She lets me into the room where we work all day cashing ...
- Faculty News: Professor Jeff Smith Guest-Hosts on SiriusXM’s ‘Polioptics’ Professor Jeff Smith guest-hosted on SiriusXM’s radio show ‘Polioptics’ to discuss prison reform in the U.S., the recent Supreme Court decisions and the NSA surveillance program controversy.
- Housing Policy Field Trip Photos On May 3rd, Milano Professor Alex Schwartz took his Housing Policy students on a field trip to the Lott Community Development Corporation in Harlem. The class met with the CDC’s Executive Director Chris Cirillo, who among other things took the class on a walking tour to see some of the group’s housing developments.
- “How to Eat Healthy in the Big City – And Not Have to Pay for It” by Nicole Brownstein Urban Policy student, and good eats connoisseur, Nicole Brownstein published an article on PolicyMic citing creative ways to eat healthy in NYC. From growing produce on a fire escape to using old cans and jars to plant herbs, there are plenty of opportunities to eat healthy and save money!
- E-Discussion on Post-2015 Development Agenda Imagine the world you want in 2050. What changes will be necessary to put global development on the path to building a more just, equitable world? The United Nations system is working with governments and civil society to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs, and to design an ambitious post- 2015 development agenda that delivers a ...
- Professor Jeff Smith featured in Business Insider Milano Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith is featured in a Business Insider article entitled “11 Things You Need to Do to Win a Political Campaign.” In the article, Smith touches on some of the aspects that will be further elaborated in his Campaign Management Boot Camp that starts today!
- Faculty News: Associate Professor Darrick Hamilton keeping engaged in conversations on Urban Policy in the media. Associate Professor Darrick Hamilton‘s recent articles and media appearances: Huffington Post op-ed, which published last week that he co-wrote with William Darity, Jr, Duke University, and Alan Aja, Brooklyn College and Milano PhD recipient. Professor Hamilton’s work was cited in Business section of Sunday, New York Times. And, last but not least, an appearance from today’s WNYC Public Radio program ...
- Faculty News: Assistant Professor, Rachel Meltzer speaks on Land Policy. Assistant Professor of Urban Policy at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, Rachel Meltzer was selected to participate in the Junior Scholars program at the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy. Next week, she will be traveling to Cambridge, MA to present her research, get feedback/guidance from senior mentors in the field and participate ...
- Summer/Fall 2013 Course Schedules Click here to view the Summer 2013 Milano Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view the Fall 2013 Milano Course Schedule (PDF) Click here to view the Fall 2013 GPIA Courses by Concentration (PDF). Please note that schedules are subject to change, the links above are to the most recent schedules available. Students may also be interested in considering Fall ...
- Register Today for the Campaign Management Workshop Thinking about running for political office or working on a campaign? This workshop covers all aspects of political campaigning in four intensive sessions. Drawing on readings, case studies, and the instructor’s extensive campaign experience, the course is a practical blueprint for anyone seeking office, managing a campaign, or otherwise hoping to influence an election. Sessions bring together ...
- Faculty News: Professor Alex Schwartz discusses affordable housing. Professor Alex Schwartz, who teaches courses on housing finance and housing policy, was quoted a New York Times article about affordable housing in New York City. In the article, which was published on April 12, 2013, Professor Schwartz discusses the problems with aging affordable housing units in the piece.
- What kind of world do you want? With the 2015 deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals rapidly approaching, the United Nations is gearing up to define the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. While the number of people living in extreme poverty has dropped drastically since 1990, and quantifiable progress has been made in improving access to drinking water, the world is facing an ...
- The Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention Do you think you have an idea to prevent mass atrocities? USAID wants to pay you to hear about them! Visit the website (here) to find out more about how to enter and compete for cash prizes. This is also a great way to build a resume.
- Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz on Affordable Rental Housing Urban Policy Professor Alex Schwartz was recently published in the quarterly journal from the International Union for Housing Finance (IUHF). His piece is titled “Affordable rental housing in the United States: from financial crisis to fiscal austerity.” Check it out below!
- Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith featured on WCBS Radio Yesterday, Urban Policy Professor Jeff Smith spoke on WCBS radio about his new course, Campaign Management Boot Camp. The four-session course covers the basics of how to run an effective political campaign, drawing from case studies as well as Professor Smith’s own campaigning experience. The course begins on April 30th. You can listen to Professor Smith’s radio segment here.
- Video Profiles: Urban Policy Alumna Brooke Hansson Brooke Hansson is a graduate of the Urban Policy Analysis and Management program at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School.
- Video Profiles: Urban Policy Student Talib Hudson Talib Hudson is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Urban Policy Analysis and Management at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School. As a Harlem native and resident, Talib is deeply interested in the socioeconomic development of urban communities of color. He is particularly interested in scalable, ...
- Urban Policy Lab This spring, Urban Policy students met with nonprofit executives and government officials to create innovative solutions for problems like how to reinvent New York City’s payphones, create a hiring hall for undocumented day laborers, and how to make participatory budgeting more widespread. This was part of the Urban Policy program’s required Laboratory in Issue Analysis course, ...
- Faculty News: Milano Urban Policy Prof. Darrick Hamilton contributes to Huff Post on Obama policies Milano Urban Policy professor Darrick Hamilton weighs in on why the Obama administration should ignore austerity-economics in favor of a federally supported employment policy. In this article, he and Alan A. Aja discuss structural barriers for minorities seeking employment and how creating a National Investment Employment Corps would alleviate these discriminatory policies while simultaneously reducing the threat of unemployment for ...
- Student Spotlight: Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli Hailing from Newton, MA and a transplant to NYC in July, 2007 after completing a BA in Anthropology and a minor in printmaking at the University of Virginia, Meredith is now living in Beirut, Lebanon. After trying her luck in the dismal labor market of 2008 and 2009, she selected the Urban Policy program ...
- Mapping the Brown Bag Seminar on Prison Reform Last Wednesday’s Brown Bag seminar featured Soffiya Elijah, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of New York, in an open discussion about prison reform. GPIA student Desiree LaVecchia used a mapping technique to showcase the discussion. Click her map below for the full effect!
- Alumni Spotlight Series: Lina Fedirko “In policy, the driver is motivation and ambition, more so than inspiration. Works of great scholars and practitioners motivate me to expand and enrich my knowledge and my competence. However, the inner motivation comes from wanting to create impact around issues that I care about, rather than becoming a great scholar or practitioner.” – Lina ...
- Faculty Presentation at World Bank conference Alec Gershberg made an invited presentation at the World Bank‘s conference “Infrastructure & Decentralization: from Gaps to Solutions,” co-sponsored by the Bank’s Governance and Public Sector Management Thematic Group and Georgia State University. His talk “Education Infrastructure, School Construction, & Decentralization” will also be a chapter in a forthcoming volume. The full conference program can ...
- Milano Professor Darrick Hamilton weighs in on economic future for Black Americans A recent Washington Post article referenced Darrick Hamilton, an Associate Professor at the Milano School for International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy. The article discussed the recent African American Economic Summit at Howard University which painted an “alarming picture of the financial ills afflicting the black community even as the nation recovers from the recession”. Professor Hamilton recommended that government divert some ...
- Stronger Schools for NYC: A conversation with Christine Quinn This Tuesday, January 15th, the Center for New York City Affairs (CNYCA) is hosting one event in a series that features likely 2013 mayoral candidates. Current City Council Speaker Christine Quinn will share her views on how to improve education for the 21st century. Following her remarks there will be a discussion with Clara Hemphill, ...
- New Milano Partnership — New York City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge New York City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge Milano is thrilled to partner with local universities and colleges for the New York City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge! We would to invite you to participate in New York City’s Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge, a competition to imagine the future of the city’s public pay telephone infrastructure. The competition period ...
- Corbin Hill Farm’s Winter Share Once monthly from December 2012 to March 2013! Boxes of fresh, local, affordable produce — plus options to add on eggs, cheese, maple syrup, honey & lamb — in Harlem & the Bronx. For more info, click here!
- Article: Why Quantitative Skills Matter to Public Policy Graduate Students Graduate students in public policy programs are taking quantitative courses – economics, statistics, finance – beyond that which is required to earn their degrees. They realize the competitive edge having such skills offers them in the job market. Thanks for the article recommendation, Professor Charles Allison! (Blog) – Public policy graduate students are beefing up their ...
- Spring 2013 Language Course Offerings Below please find a list of language offerings for Spring 2013. The basic guideline for auditing a language course is that Milano students can audit one foreign language class per semester at no charge. You need to register for your degree classes first and once you do, stop by Room 310 at 66 W.12th Street between ...
- Alex Schwartz will be speaking at the University of Kansas on “Housing after the Crisis”. Associate Professor, Urban Policy and Chair of Policy Programs, Alex Schwartz will be speaking at the University of Kansas on “Housing after the Crisis”. Given the recent election, Schwartz said that his presentation would also look at the Obama administration’s housing policies, including the shortcomings of its foreclosure prevention strategy, and its inability to address the ...
- Milano Alum News Shana Mosher (Urban Policy ’11 alumna) recently participated in the video clip: Republican Attack on Women’s Rights. Part 1, produced by WeApproveThisMessage, a group of independent Americans who have volunteered their time to help bring our country together. Women of all ages explain how a Romney presidency would threaten their rights, their health, and their equality. The ...
- Urban Policy in an Era of Fiscal Austerity With the federal debt at $16 trillion, the fate of the nation’s cities stands at a crossroads. While cities like New York appear to be doing better than ever, a rising tide of poverty and inequality threatens to undermine their progress. Meanwhile, a large group of second-tier cities, from Detroit and St. Louis to Stockton ...
- Forty years of change and continuity at The New School NYC 1972-2012: Forty years of change and continuity Presented by the Center for New York City Affairs and the Milano Graduate School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy To celebrate the 40th anniversary of The New School’s graduate program in Urban Policy Analysis and Management, scholars and policymakers discuss our city’s evolution since the early 1970s. Neighborhoods have been ...
- Op-ed: “Why Todd Akin could win” Assistant Professor of Politics and Advocacy, and Urban Policy, Jeff Smith writes an op-ed in Politico highlighting why Todd Akin could potentially win the Senate race in Missouri. Read the full article here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81743.html?hp=l4_b2
- Social Innovation at The New School Bringing real world, leadership and management skills to the classroom is what the Ashoka Changemakers program strives to do. Forbes magazine recently recognized many college campuses, including the New School, that participate with the program in an article on, “The Rise of Social Innovation Education: Good News For Everyone”. The Social Innovation Initiative at The New School strives ...
- Milano School Housing Conference “After the Crisis” On Sept. 13 and 14th, Milano held an international conference on housing policy and finance “after the crisis” in the US and the UK. Organized by Urban Policy professor Alex Schwartz and GPIA Senior Fellow Robert Buckley, the conference featured seven leading housing experts from the UK and 11 experts from the US. The presentations and ...
- The Great Recession For the first time in history, women account for half of the U.S. workforce, according to the recent Shriver Report. Even as the recession reshapes the workforce, women are less likely to lose their jobs than men. But is this progress? Women still earn substantially less than men: only 77 cents for every dollar earned ...
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