Finance – Milano School

Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management

Five EPSM Students Named EDF Climate Corps Fellows

May 13, 2015October 28, 2015 Public and Urban Policy0 comments943 views

We are proud to announce that five students from the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management (EPSM) program have won Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) post-graduate Climate Corps fellowships. EDF describes these highly selective fellowships as their “premier fellowship program.” Winners are given an intensive week-long training session, … Continue Reading →

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

November 25, 2013July 16, 2015 Public and Urban Policy0 comments462 views

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 … Continue Reading →

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Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon Published in The New Yorker

October 11, 2013 Public and Urban Policy0 comments569 views

Urban Policy Professor Lisa Servon recently spent four months working as a teller at RiteCheck, a check casher, in the South Bronx. She set out to gain a better understanding of why the poor choose to use these types of finance institutions rather than traditional … Continue Reading →

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Urban Policy Prof. Lisa Servon mentioned in HuffPo

August 21, 2013 Public and Urban Policy0 comments479 views

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 … Continue Reading →

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Article: Why Quantitative Skills Matter to Public Policy Graduate Students

December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 Public and Urban Policy0 comments488 views

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 … Continue Reading →