HISTORY REVISITED: MEMPHIS SANITATION WORKERS 1968 Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 We are proud to co-sponsor this year's Jerry Wurf Memorial Forum speaker: William Lucy, former Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME and founding President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU).
The Changing Nature of First-Time Homebuyers, 1997-2015 Date: Friday, November 17, 2017 Research Seminar by Shannon Rieger, Research Assistant, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Infinite Suburbia Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Presentations and discussion with Alan M. Berger and Joel Kotkin, co-editors of "Infinite
Residential Mobility, Housing, and Pathways of Urban Inequality in Greater Los Angeles Date: Friday, November 3, 2017 Research Seminar by Jared Schachner, Doctoral Student in Sociology and Social Policy, Harvard
Transforming a City: Leading Change in Urban Sri Lanka Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017 Eisenhower Fellow Nayana Mawilmada (MBA 2005) was a key thought-leader behind the urban transformation of Sri Lanka’s capital region
Urban Revitalization: Lessons from Atlanta on Building Effective Cross-Sector Partnerships Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017 A panel discussion on how the City of Atlanta and local non-profits have developed a variety of
Borderlands, Buildouts, and Big Boxes: The Shaping of American Suburban Landscapes, 1820-2000 (with Dolores Hayden, Yale) Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 More Americans live in suburbs than in centers of cities, but how do we understand and define diverse suburban landscapes? Hayden analyzes
Brown Bag Lecture: Two Perspectives on Neighborhood Revitalization Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Jeffrey Morgan is a Master of Design (MDes) candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. His presentation is
The Organization of Neglect: Landlords, LLCs, and Neighborhood Disinvestment Date: Friday, October 20, 2017 Research Seminar by Adam Travis, Doctoral Student in Sociology and Social Policy, Harvard
