Urban Studies
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Community Organizing with WE ACT
Last fall, the Murphy Institute launched a B.A. in Urban and Community Studies. The program focuses on public policy, the delivery of services, and improving the quality of life for communities and working-class populations. Students in the program use methods and perspectives from sociology, economics, political science, history, and anthropology to analyze the conditions of…
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Cities Are Embracing the Worst Idea to Come Out of Ferguson
This article was originally posted in Quartz. By Basil Smikle Jr. Earlier this week, Missouri governor Jay Nixon ended the curfew imposed on the community of Ferguson over the weekend. Residents had been required to be indoors between midnight and 5 am. It’s not surprising but it’s one of many moves authorities got wrong in…
