CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—A supplement to the annual Wisconsin Poverty Report released today examines poverty and income by race and ethnicity in the state overall and in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin’s most populous …
Annual Poverty Research and Policy Forum, 2018: Rethinking Welfare: Promoting Opportunity and Independence – livestream
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8:30 am–4:00 pm Eastern, 7:30 am–3:00 pm Central, 6:30 am–2:00 pm Mountain, 5:30 am–1:00 pm Pacific Register to join livestream | View the Agenda
Census Bureau announces 2017 national poverty rate remained high at 12.3%, Tim Smeeding in NYT remarks, “The fruits of the recovery are not being spread around evenly.”
University of Wisconsin–Madison Joins Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty
Nonprofit collaborative seeks to transform poverty studies in the United States Media Contact: Marcy Carlson, Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Demography and Ecology, carlson@ssc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-1085 MADISON, WISCONSIN, Sept. 13, 2018 – The University of Wisconsin–Madison has …
National Poverty Fellows Program Position Description for 2019–2020
The National Poverty Fellows in residence at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in Washington, D.C., will work in the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) and will be assigned to the Division …
Careers in Poverty Research Webinar, September 28
Friday, September 28, 2018 Hosted by Rebecca Schwei Interested in poverty research but not sure what your career options are after graduation? In this webinar, Rebecca Schwei, IRP’s Research and Policy Coordinator, interviews four recent …
One in five households reported reducing or forgoing basic necessities like food and medicine to pay an energy bill: Public invited to a free 9/25 campus forum on energy insecurity
DATE & TIME: September 25, 2018 – 4:30 pm–5:45 pm LOCATION: Wisconsin Energy Institute, Room 1115, 1552 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53726 MORE INFORMATION REGISTER This event is hosted by the Wisconsin Energy Institute in partnership with the …
Laura Dresser and Tim Smeeding on campaign for $15 minimum wage in Wisconsin
Maria Cancian, Andrew Feldman & Robert Shea op-ed urges Senate to pass legislation supporting evidence-based policymaking
DreamUp Wisconsin Initial Proposal – Frequently Asked Questions
Can I submit more than one proposal? Yes. There is no limit on the number of proposals an individual or organization can submit. Can a collaborative applying for funding? Yes. Can I submit a proposal …