Events

On campus and online, we host dozens of events each year to examine important housing policy issues. In addition to seminars, lectures, and panel discussions here at Harvard, we convene conferences and symposia around the country, bringing together housing practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Please sign up for our email list at the bottom of this page to hear about upcoming events, and visit YouTube to watch videos of past events.

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Oct 1

David Adler and When We Walk By book cover

When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America

What do we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore people who are unhoused? In this talk, Kevin F. Adler, founder of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness, will discuss When We Walk By, a book he co-authored that recasts chronic homelessness as a byproduct of twin crises: the failure of both our social services systems and our humanity.

Tue, Oct 1, 2024

1:00 pm

Sep 24

Can Housing Policy Create Connections and Build Community?

From reforming zoning to creating new forms of social housing, some recent policy initiatives are trying to create diverse mixed-income neighborhoods, but residents may not connect across differences in class, age, race, ethnicity, or family structure.

Tue, Sep 24, 2024

4:00 pm ET

Sep 20

Open House for Harvard Students

Students from GSD, HKS, and other schools at Harvard are invited to learn about the Center and the support we provide students via teaching, fellowships, research grants, and other offerings.

Fri, Sep 20, 2024

2:00 pm

Sep 20

Helping Middle-Income Renters: Trade-offs and Costs

Many states and communities have adopted policies and programs to assist cost-burdened middle-income renters. However, advocates fear that these initiatives will redirect resources away from lower-income households.

Fri, Sep 20, 2024

12:15 pm

Sep 17

The Persistently Missing Middle: The State of Housing Design and Development in New England

The missing middle consists of that elusive housing that is affordable for those whose incomes are too high for subsidized housing, but are priced out by market rent or homeownership options, and generally consists of mid-rise buildings larger than a triple decker but smaller than a double-loaded podium building.

Tue, Sep 17, 2024

5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sep 13

An Update on The State of the Nation’s Housing

Updates to our annual State of the Nation's Housing report, since its release in June.

Fri, Sep 13, 2024

12:15 pm ET

Jun 20

The State of the Nation's Housing 2024

Join us for the virtual release of our 2024 State of the Nation's Housing report.

Thu, Jun 20, 2024

12:00 pm ET

Jun 11

View of dense urban neighborhood from above.

Leveraging Data, Collaboration, and Innovation to Improve Neighborhoods

How can city governments make neighborhoods healthier and safer? Researchers affiliated with the Bloomberg Center for Cities and expert practitioners from US cities will discuss cutting edge practice at the intersection of community development, code enforcement, and social services.

Tue, Jun 11, 2024

3:30pm

Apr 19

Post-Katrina Housing Resilience in Greater New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath exposed stark socioeconomic inequities in greater New Orleans. It also spurred historic public spending for post-disaster aid and protective infrastructure. But little is known about whether this spending improved the ability of households to withstand and recover from future natural disasters.

Fri, Apr 19, 2024

12pm

Apr 12

Can New Suburban Housing Make Urban Areas More Affordable?

In this talk, Meyer Fellow and PhD candidate Valentine Gilbert will discuss research he conducted with Robert French that asks whether continued suburban expansion can alleviate rising housing costs in urban areas, or whether urban centers will have to grow denser to become more affordable.

Fri, Apr 12, 2024