…vacant properties into homes for potential buyers is being formed. Prentiss Danzler, Ph.D. candidate Three graduate students from the Department of Public Policy and Administration here at Rutgers – Camden are spearheading a pilot program under the direction of Mayor Jim Maley of Collingswood, New Jersey. Zachary Wood and Prentiss…
…cities showing the biggest increase in impoverished neighborhoods. According to Paul Jargowsky a public policy professor and director of the Center for Urban Research and Education, more than 11 million Americans — about 4 percent of the population — now live in neighborhoods where two out of every five households…
Job Title: Fellow, U.S. Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Department: General Services Administration Agency: Office of Government-wide Policy, Performance Improvement Council Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled The U.S. Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) seeks exceptionally qualified individuals to serve as Fellows for 2014–2015….
Dr. Lori Minnite (associate professor, FASC-public policy) shared research expertise about voting rights during an interview that appeared in this news story. New Jersey’s first black U.S. senator says Republican-backed voter-ID laws are designed to “supress” voting rights. Source: N.J.’s Booker targets voter-ID laws Trump champions | NJ.com…
…were at or beyond retirement age. Today, most of these gardeners have, sadly, moved on, and this (along with important policy changes at the city level β — e.g. the termination of the “adopt-a-lot” program) has resulted in a precipitous decline in community gardening, while most of the remaining gardens are…
