Past NPC Events - 2009

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Lecture: The Economy, Public Policy and Poverty in the U.S.: What Changes Can President Obama Make? Sheldon Danziger, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan; June 24, 2009, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, 1110 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom)

Event: Insufficient Funds: Savings, Assets, Credit and Banking Among Low-Income Households
May 4, 2009, 9 - 11 AM, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.


Small Grant Workshop:
Financial Risk, Assets, and Poverty April 3, 2009, 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM, 1220 Weill Hall

Lecture: The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development James Heckman, University of Chicago, March 12, 2009 at the Michigan Union, Pendleton Room, 3:30 - 5:00 PM

Lecture: More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City William Julius Wilson, Harvard University, March 6, 2009, Rackham Auditorium, 4:00 - 5:30 PM

Seminar: Working after Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs and Family in the Wake of Welfare Reform Kristin Seefeldt, National Poverty Center, University of Michigan, February 11, 2009 Click for details

Lecture: Charting a Course for the Next Generation Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, January 27, 2009 at the Michigan Union Ballroom, 4:00–5:30 PM; Co-sponsored by the National Poverty Center and the Students of Color in Public Policy.

Conference: Understanding the Economic Concepts and Characteristics of Food Access January 23, 2009. Washington, DC.

Seminar: Adversity and Resilience after Hurricane Katrina Christina Paxson, Princeton University and Mary C. Waters, Harvard University, January 12, 2009. Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union, 3:00 - 5:00 PM