http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:39:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/professor-erica-kohl-arenas-discusses-addressing-inequality-via-philanthropy/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-erica-kohl-arenas-discusses-addressing-inequality-via-philanthropy/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:22:34 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120819 Kohl-Arenas, who has researched foundations for many years, investigates whether or not foundation philanthropy can substantially address inequalities in America. “Across the twitter-sphere philanthropy insiders are congratulating the Ford Foundation for its recent announcement to commit all grant-making to tackling inequality. But is this move as new or as bold as many people think? Haven’t […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-erica-kohl-arenas-discusses-addressing-inequality-via-philanthropy/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/ http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 18:00:12 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120233 The Graduate Program in International Affairs wishes to congratulate Alumnus Josh Greenstein on the upcoming completion of his PhD in Economics from The New School for Social Research and on his new job as Assistant Professor in Economics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Fall 2015, an excellent liberal arts college in New York. […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/gpia-alumni-profiles-josh-greenstein-to-start-tenure-track-position-at-hobart-and-william-smith-colleges-in-fall-2015/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:22:35 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118831 In an interview on December 14, Associate Professor of Economics and Urban Policy Darrick Hamilton discussed the growing wealth gap that is widening along racial lines in the United States. Research indicates that a major driver of the divide is the disparity in asset wealth.  In the Spring 2015 semester, Professor Hamilton will co-teach a new […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-darrick-hamilton-interviewed-on-npr-marketplace/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/faculty-sakiko-fukuda-parr-on-human-rights-and-global-inequality-at-the-un/ http://milanoschool.org/faculty-sakiko-fukuda-parr-on-human-rights-and-global-inequality-at-the-un/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:10:20 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118629 Professor Fukuda-Parr was one of the speakers at the Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations on November 19-20, urging Parliamentarians to support the goal to reduce inequality as a top international priority. On November 17th, she also gave the annual Boving lecture at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, established to promote debate on urgent global challenges of poverty, inequality and development, on Fulfilling Social and Economic Rights. ]]> http://milanoschool.org/faculty-sakiko-fukuda-parr-on-human-rights-and-global-inequality-at-the-un/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-to-speak-october-27th-on-the-role-of-human-rights-in-combating-poverty/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-to-speak-october-27th-on-the-role-of-human-rights-in-combating-poverty/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 23:05:28 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118196 From Rhetoric to Remedy: human rights in the struggle against poverty 27 October 2014, 6:30pm - 8:00pm Lipton Hall, 108 West Third Street New York, NY 10012]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-to-speak-october-27th-on-the-role-of-human-rights-in-combating-poverty/feed/ 0