The Community Development specialization is designed to provide students with theoretical and applied approaches to the study of domestic and international aspects of power, policy, advocacy, and resource allocation to address issues in urban public administration. Students will gain skills useful for professional administrators and policy experts in the area…
The MS in Public Affairs/Community Development is built for professionals with experience in: Health care nonprofits, City schools, International policy, Community partnerships Graduates are competitive for a wide variety of jobs in community development: Research oriented nonprofits and think tanks; City-based nonprofits Housing Nonprofits and Community Development Corporations: New…
…Presenting ideas and information clearly, both orally and in writing Managing people, processes & projects Urban Studies majors and minors pursue multiple career paths: Non-profit Management Urban Planning and Design Economic Development Neighborhood & Community Development Healthcare Social Services Public Administration Real Estate Education Advocacy Teaching International Development Community-based organizing…
John Froonjian and James Garnett recently had the article, “Reaching the Hard to Reach,” published in the International Journal of Public Administration….
Patricia Ciorici (Public Affairs Ph.D. candidate) and department chair Patrice Mareschal, presented a co-authored paper: “Against All Odds: Civic Engagement and Power Building in an Invisible Workforce,” at the International CRIMT (Research Centre on Globalization and Work) Conference, in Montreal, Canada, October 2012. This paper examines how home care workers…
In the coming months, the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences will publish an essay on the “underclass” penned by Paul Jargowsky and Lorraine C. Minnite….
