Place & Poverty Media Club
Date(s):
June 23, 2026, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location:
D.M. Smith Building, Room 211
Join the Center for Urban Research's biweekly Place & Poverty Media Club as we explore important questions about poverty, opportunity, neighborhoods, economic mobility, and community flourishing.
The club brings together students, researchers, and practitioners to discuss reports and articles that challenge assumptions, introduce new ideas, and inform policy and practice.
Featured Reading
"People or Place? Revisiting the Who Versus the Where of Urban Development" by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Are poverty and economic mobility primarily shaped by people or by place? This paper revisits one of the central debates in urban policy and explores how investments in individuals, neighborhoods, and regions can work together to create opportunity and prosperity.