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Next CURE seminar: September 9, Biases in Teachers’ Expectations

Please join us for our next seminar:
“Biases in Teachers’ Expectations”

gershensonSeth Gershenson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
School of Public Affairs at American University
Research Fellow
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany

Friday, September 9, 2016 
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Private Dining Room, Campus Center
Lunch will be served
Free and open to the public

This talk will summarize my recent research with Nicholas Papageorge of Johns Hopkins University on (i) how teachers form expectations for their students, (ii) whether teachers’ expectations are racially biased, (iii) how biased expectations affect educational attainment, and (iv) possible policy solutions.

Seth Gershenson is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy in American University’s School of Public Affairs and a Research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State University in 2011 and a B.S. in Economics from Drexel University in 2005. His primary research interests are in the economics of education, specifically issues relating to teacher labor markets, summer learning loss and the roles of expectations and home environments in the education production function. Dr. Gershenson’s research has been supported by the W.E. Upjohn Institute, the Spencer Foundation, and the American Educational Research Association and has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Economics of Education Review, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Economics Letters, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and Education Finance and Policy.

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CURE seminars are free and open to the public.  No registration is required. 

Visitor Parking
Parking in Rutgers–Camden lots is by permit only. Visitors to Rutgers–Camden should obtain a temporary permit to park in a lot from 8 a.m. Mondays through 5 p.m. Fridays.? Contact Parking and Transportation for more information.?

Parking and Transportation
(within the Rutgers University Police Department)?
409 North Fourth Street?
856-225-6137
?Please visit these sites for directions to campus and to view a campus map

The non-profit voice that needs to be heard | Zach Wood | #Connection2015

Zachary D. Wood is an advocate for social change and marginalized populations – a public advocacy crusader, if you will. He has a passion for analyzing social issues and finding new solutions, which has contributed to his constant quest for a deeper knowledge about the complexities of our most challenging social crises. Zach is the founder of Groundwork Partners, a firm that develops non-profit capacity and visionary policy solutions. He is also a PhD candidate and lecturer in Public Affairs at Rutgers University, where his research explores the role of non-profits as advocates for social/policy change.

-Via ManyNet Youtube channel

https://www.manynet.org/2015/10/01/connection2015-the-experience-reviewed/

CURE receives 2016-2017 Conference and Symposium Funding Grant!!

We are thrilled to announce that we received funding for our proposed conference “Urban Policy at the Crossroads: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going?” to be held in Spring 2017! Our prospectus was selected among several competitive proposals for a Conference and Symposium Funding Grant by a committee comprised of the Dean and Associate Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-Camden. 

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Next CURE seminar: May 6, Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment

May-2016-CURE-Seminar-Series-Poster-Circle-Picture-Final-RevisionPlease join us for our next seminar:
“Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment”

michael-fortnerMichael Javen Fortner, PhD
Assistant Professor and Academic Director of Urban Studies
Murphy Institute for Worker Education an Labor Studies,
City University of New York

Friday, May 6, 2016 
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Faculty Lounge, 3rd Floor, Armitage Hall
Lunch will be served
Free and open to the public

Professor Michael Fortner will be discussing his book, Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment, with Professor Jane Siegel.

Review of Professor Michael Fortner ‘s book by the New York Times available at https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/books/review/black-silent-majority-by-michael-javen-fortner.html

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CURE seminars are free and open to the public.  No registration is required. 

Visitor Parking
Parking in Rutgers–Camden lots is by permit only. Visitors to Rutgers–Camden should obtain a temporary permit to park in a lot from 8 a.m. Mondays through 5 p.m. Fridays.? Contact Parking and Transportation for more information.?

Parking and Transportation
(within the Rutgers University Police Department)?
409 North Fourth Street?
856-225-6137
?Please visit these sites for directions to campus and to view a campus map