October 31, 2016-November 3, 2016 @ All Day – Sustainable Community Development and STEAMΒ Fields: What We Can Learn from a Changing Cuba Academic experts and scholars from the U.S. and Cuba will share best practices and expand knowledge acrossΒ a variety of STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) and CommunityΒ Development. The week begins with a public conference, followed by faculty collaboration meetings and […]
October 17, 2023 @ 4:30 pm-6:00 pm – The CoLab Initiative is a data-informed community engagement hosted by the Philadelphia District Attorneyβs Office in the District Attorneyβs Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab. This initiative fosters partnerships between the DATA Lab and community-based organizations in Philadelphia by hosting workshops to provide data tools and engage in participatory research exercises. The main priorities of the DATA […]
…in every five households live below the poverty line. While “The Architecture of Segregation” alarmed scholars and policymakers alike, little research has attempted to determine the root causes of this concentrated poverty – that is, until now. Thanks to a $218,378 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Geography Spatial Sciences…
…segregation, social isolation, community development, and related topics. The campus is also home to the first Ph.D. granting Department of Childhood Studies in the United States. The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) at Rutgers University—Camden is directed by Dr. Paul Jargowsky, Professor of Public Policy. CURE encourages, facilitates,…
“Concentration of Poverty in the New Millennium” Paul A. Jargowsky, Ph.D. Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers University-Camden Wednesday, November 6, 2013 – 12:15pm Campus Center–Executive Private Dining Room The problems of poverty are exacerbated when poor people live in dysfunctional high-poverty neighborhoods, where they are exposed to high levels…
