Upcoming Events

PLACE, HEALTH AND EQUITY CONFERENCE

The West Coast Poverty Center is proud to invite you to the PLACE, HEALTH AND EQUITY CONFERENCE to be held at the University of Washington on May 7-8, 2009.

May 7-8, 2009
8:30am - 5:00pm
8:30am - 12:00pm (open public session)
12:00pm - 5:00pm (closed invited session)
HUB Room 310 (May 7), Room 106B (May 8)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Background and Aims: The Place, Health and Equity Conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars at the cutting edge of research and scholarship on the intersections of place, racial and social inequity, and human well-being. Surging interest in place as a social context that is deeply connected to larger patterns of social advantage and disadvantage calls for multifaceted conceptions of place as well as methods that can flexibly encompass geographic location, material form, the meaning-making of diverse groups, and the dynamics of rapidly changing rural and urban environments. The conference aims to move the study of place forward by focusing lively interdisciplinary attention on new conceptual and methodological directions.

The conference will feature two distinct activities. The morning of each day will feature speakers who will highlight some key themes around the issue of place. This part of the conference will be open to the public. The afternoon of each day will be a closed meeting that will include a discussion among the invited scholars around the issues presented in the morning.

What's New

WCPC Faculty Affiliate Robert Plotnick is named the new junior vice president of APPAM!

The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) elected Professor Robert D. Plotnick as their new junior vice president. APPAM is a professional association of public policy and management graduate schools.

Plotnick's position is a two-year term and carries the responsibilities of serving as the vice chair for the organization's Committee on the Fall Research Conference and filling in for the president of APPAM when needed. After one year of service, Plotnick will become the senior vice president of the organization and a new junior vice president will be elected.

Breaking Poverty News...

• ABC News (11/03/08): Recession Nation: 49 States at Risk
• San Diego Union-Tribune (11/02/08): County's food-stamp participation least of 24 large metro areas
• Seattle Times (11/01/08): Hard times make retirement decisions tougher
• Chicago Tribune (11/01/08): Boomer fears rise as market falls
• The Oregonian (10/31/08): Police, others want more Oregon kids to get Head Start
• OPB News (10/31/08): Medford Schools Win Award For Serving Homeless Students
• San Bernardino Sun (10/31/08): Foster parenting remains rewarding for adults, critical for children
• The Wall Street Journal (10/28/08): Payday Lenders Back Measures to Unwind State Restrictions
• USA Today (10/28/08): States forced to cut health coverage for the poor
• The Sacramento Bee (10/27/08): 'Housing first' programs put roofs over Sacramento's homeless