CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—The Tenth Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report released today found the Wisconsin poverty rate increased to 10.8 percent in 2016, compared to 9.7 percent in 2015, as measured by the …
2017–2018 Scholars-In-Residence
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Timely Program Evaluations Using Existing Data
Call for Proposals
Deadlines: LOI 6/22/2018 & Proposal 8/1/2018
Date: June 1, 2018 To: U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers (CPC) Affiliates and IRP Thematic Research Network Members From: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin–Madison Re: Call for Proposals for Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Timely Program …
2018–2019 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship, Call for Applications: Deadline 8/1/2018
Date: June 1, 2018 To: U.S.-Based, Pre-Tenure, Tenure-Track Poverty Scholars from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations From: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin–Madison Re: 2018–2019 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Call for Applications …
Jennifer Laird brief on the importance of SNAP for American-citizen children of immigrants
Brief | Huffington Post Op-Ed
Vox podcast with Timothy Smeeding (20-minute mark) and Rourke O’Brien (38-minute mark) about new NCHS report on record low U.S. fertility rate
Hilary Hoynes and Diane Schanzenbach cited in Washington Post for new findings: U.S. now spends less in real dollars on very poor children than it did 30 years ago
Schmidt Futures awards UW-Madison $1.5 million to forge new pathways to boosting the middle class
CONTACT: DreamUp, 608-265-1054 or DreamUpAlliance@wisc.edu What: Launch event for new $1.5 million initiative, Alliance for the American Dream, launched by UW–Madison and Schmidt Futures, to produce innovative ideas for increasing Dane County families’ income Partners: …
Campus-wide UW–Community Collaboration and Research Competition: Kickoff event Engaging Faculty and Staff in the Alliance for the American Dream Initiative
Join Us for the Campus Kickoff of the Campus-Wide UW-Community Collaboration and Research Competition: The Alliance for the American Dream Date: Friday, May 18, 2018 Time: 12:00-2:00 pm Location: WI Institute for Discovery (WID), H.F. …
Community Kickoff Event and Press Conference
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Time: 1:00–2:30 pm Location: UW South Madison Partnership, 2312 S. Park St., Madison (Villager Mall) Directions: Villager Mall Parking: Parking in Villager Mall parking lot; Additional parking is available at Centro Hispano, …