Join Temple University for a day-long symposium inaugurating the Public Policy Lab (PPL) in the College of Liberal Arts. PPL invites you to attend a series of panels on contemporary policy issues and a keynote address by Professor Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
AGENDA
8:30am: Coffee and Registration
9:00am: Welcoming Remarks
9:30am - 10:45am / Panel 1: The University and Public Policy
- Maria Cancian (Georgetown University)
- Phoebe A. Haddon (Rutgers University-Camden)
- Judith A. Levine (Temple University, Public Policy Lab Director)
- Eldar Shafir (Princeton University)
11:00am - 12:30pm / Panel 2: Engaging Debates about Early Childhood Education
- W. Steven Barnett (Rutgers University)
- Elise Chor (Temple University, Public Policy Lab Fellow)
- Julia Henly (University of Chicago)
- Annemarie Hindman (Temple University)
- Marsha Weinraub (Temple University)
2:00pm - 3:15pm / Panel 3: Immigration Policy and Reform
- James Bachmeier (Temple University, Public Policy Lab Fellow)
- Emilio Parrado (University of Pennsylvania)
- Jaya Ramji-Nogales (Temple University)
- Sozi Tulante (University of Pennsylvania)
3:30pm / Keynote Address: Eviction: Poverty and Profit in an American City
- Matthew Desmond (Princeton University)
Click here for more information about the panels and panelists.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.