http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/milano-alumni-ben-kleinbaum/ http://milanoschool.org/milano-alumni-ben-kleinbaum/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:01:09 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120724 As Vice President at Capalino+Company Ben Kleinbaum has represented national trade associations, premier private schools, developers, and some of New York’s largest not-for-profit institutions. Since joining the firm four years ago, he has helped his real estate clients win approvals to develop more than 1,000,000 square feet of residential, commercial and educational space. He has […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/milano-alumni-ben-kleinbaum/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-professors-publish-article-in-housing-policy-debate-journal/ http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-professors-publish-article-in-housing-policy-debate-journal/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 17:57:32 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120361 Professors of Urban Policy Rachel Meltzer and Alex Schwartz have published an article in Housing Policy Debate, a leading journal in the field, about the effect of housing affordability on health among renters in New York City. In their article, entitled “Housing Affordability and Health: Evidence From New York City,” Meltzer and Schwartz find that higher out-of-pocket rent burdens […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-professors-publish-article-in-housing-policy-debate-journal/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-raven-brown/ http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-raven-brown/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 15:15:05 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120328 Raven Brown is currently a PhD student in the Public and Urban Policy program at Milano and a GPIA alumni. While pursuing a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Bennington College in social science and ceramics, Raven became immersed in feminist critiques of anthropology and applied those ideas to her sculpture. Through anthropology she learned about […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/alumni-spotlight-raven-brown/feed/ 2 http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-alum-drew-curtis-quoted-in-new-york-times/ http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-alum-drew-curtis-quoted-in-new-york-times/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:05:49 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120214 Drew Curtis, Urban Policy ’10, is the director of the Ironbound Community Corporation, a local nonprofit in Newark, New Jersey. Ironbound Community Corporation’s mission is to engage and empower individuals, families and groups in realizing their aspirations and, together, work to create a just, vibrant and sustainable community. A former steel plant in the Ironbound section of Newark […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/urban-policy-alum-drew-curtis-quoted-in-new-york-times/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/ferguson-in-black-and-white-by-jeff-smith/ http://milanoschool.org/ferguson-in-black-and-white-by-jeff-smith/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:55:05 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118670 The December 2nd event hosted by the Urban Policy Program, the Center for New York City Affairs, and the New Black School: A Black Graduate School Organization, discussed the Grand Jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case and the resulting increased tensions surrounding racial and class inequality.]]> http://milanoschool.org/ferguson-in-black-and-white-by-jeff-smith/feed/ 0