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Speaker Series

Reed Smith Spring 2008 Speaker Series:

All lectures are from noon to 1:30 pm in the School of Social Work Conference Center, 2017 Cathedral of Learning. Lunch will be provided; registration is not required.

Monday, January 14

Ms. Kerry O'Donnell, President, Falk Foundation, The Erosion of Civil Rights and Community Responses.

Thursday, February 28

Dr. Thomas M. Shapiro , Professor of Law and Social Policy, Brandeis University, Assets for Change: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap.

Wednesday, March 19

Dr. Devah Pager, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, Race at Work: Discrimination against Black and Latino Job Seekers.

Tuesday, April 8

Dr. Ronald B. Mincy , Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice, Columbia University, The Experiences of Black Fathers with Low Incomes.

2005 - 2006 Annual Report

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