Institute for Policy Studies - Johns Hopkins University News

03/10/09 - Engaging American Muslims in Policy: Amreena Hussain, MPP '10

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0500

Engagin American Muslims in Policy
Amreena Hussein, MPP '10

A new Gallup poll finds that American Muslims consider themselves to be thriving, and yet large numbers say they do not feel content. Is that any wonder, when Muslims traditionally have been excluded, or have excluded themselves, from social and political involvement in this country?

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02/24/09 - Lauren Mohlie (?09) discusses affordable housing policy in the Baltimore Sun.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Making housing affordable
Community land trusts offer a budget-friendly way to put homeownership in reach for more Marylanders

By Lauren Mohlie
February 22, 2009

Two years ago, Maryland banned new ground rents in response to abuses uncovered in an investigative series by The Baltimore Sun. Now, a group of legislators wants to allow the creation of some new ground leases, but with a benevolent purpose: to promote affordable housing.

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02/18/09 - IPS Students Study EBDI's Impact on Neighborhood

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:00:00 -0500

IPS Students Study EBDI's Impact on Neighborhood
By Amy Lunday
Homewood

Crime is down and property values are up in the area near The Johns Hopkins Hospital where East Baltimore Development Inc.'s $1.8 billion revitalization is well under way, according to a study by five students in the university's Master of Public Policy program.

As the capstone project in the course Policy Analysis for the Real World, students examined Baltimore housing and crime statistics as well as census data to observe changes that have occurred in the area beforeand after EBDI's acquisition, demolition and construction began six years ago.

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02/17/09 - Matt Maronik (Class of ?09) article featured in the Baltimore Sun

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Instead of Senator bailout, try free-market solution
By Matthew Maronick

Growing up in northern Homeland, I saw my first film at the Senator Theatre at 10. I went four times in four days to see Dick Tracy and got sick from eating too much popcorn. During breaks from college and the Peace Corps, I regularly took in screenings at the historic theater and made an effort to be an ambassador for the Senator, as Tom Kiefaber advocated to patrons before each performance. I even took part in the 2007 campaign to save the Senator from the auction block, going door to door in the neighborhood to collect small donations and get the word out to area residents.

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02/02/09 - IPS Thanks You for Your Support!

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:00:00 -0500

“Knowledge for the World” Campaign raises $3.74 billion for the University and Hospital.

Thank you to all donors to IPS over the past eight years. Each gift, both large and small, has made a difference in the lives of our students and faculty. You are an integral part of all we achieve, and are part of a tradition of visionary philanthropy that goes back to Johns Hopkins himself

Thank you.

Sandra J. Newman, PhD, IPS Director
Kenneth G. Lore, Chairman, IPS National Advisory Board

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01/30/09 - 39th Conference of International Urban Fellows to be held in Bologna June 13-17, 2009

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:00:00 -0500

39th Annual Johns Hopkins International Urban Fellows Conference
Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
Bologna, Italy
June 13-17, 2009
MID-SIZED CITIES IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies is delighted to announce that Lorenzo Ciapetti, who was an international urban fellow in Baltimore in 2004-05, will host the 39th annual conference in Bologna, Italy. Ciapetti is the director of Antares, a research think tank on local development linked with the University of Bologna. He and the Institute for Policy Studies invite all former fellows and friends to join us for the conference, which will begin on the evening of Saturday, June 13, and conclude at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

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01/21/09 - Lea Smith, MPP Class of ?09, receives marriage proposal at Obama?s Inauguration.

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Lea Smith, MPP Class of ?09, receives marriage proposal at Obama?s Inauguration.

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12/16/08 - Baltimore Policy Project 2008

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0500

As part of the Baltimore Policy Project our first year MPP students presented, "Neighborhood Revitalization: Measuring Change in, and Around, Five Transforming Baltimore Neighborhoods."

Audio:
Part 1
Part 2

11/11/08 - IPSSA October Service Event

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0500

http://ips.jhu.edu/pub/Service-Events

10/29/08 - MPP Student, Ben Nathanson participates in Baltimore Alley Gating and Greening Program

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0500

For the last four years, Community Greens has worked with a number of Baltimore stakeholders to pass a community-friendly alley gating and greening ordinance. Mayor Shelia Dixon, Deputy Mayor Andrew Frank, the Mayor?s Office of Neighborhoods,Representative Pete Hammen, Councilman Jim Kraft, the Patterson Park CDC, the Patterson Park Neighborhood Association, Hogan & Hartson law firm, and University of Maryland Law School were instrumental to the success of this ordinance.

The ordinance allows for residents to legally gate and green their alley ways, thus making Baltimore one of the first cities in the country to allow the creation of new ?commons? via citizen action. Residents across the city are now empowered to reclaim alleys ?traditionally blighted urban spaces -- and thus stabilize their blocks by reducing crime, increasing property values, and encouraging civic engagement. Furthermore, these alley greens create a cozy sense of place, give children safe areas in which to play,and offer adults much needed respite. The Baltimore alley gating and greening ordinance is an important component of Baltimore community development.

09/22/08 - 2009 Abell Award in Urban Policy Competition for Students Now Open

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0500

http://ips.jhu.edu/pub/Abell-Award-in-Urban-Policy

08/12/08 - Latest MPP Newsletter now available!!

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0500

http://ips.jhu.edu/elements/uploads/fck-files/file/newsletter08_final.pdf

07/21/08 - Dr. Sandra Newman steps down as the Director of IPS

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0500

http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2008/21jul08/21newman.html

07/15/08 - L.A. Police Chief To Discuss Urban Crime-Fighting Strategies

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0500

William J. Bratton, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, will deliver the fourth Rebuilding America's Cities lecture at 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 23, presented by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies and Evergreen Museum & Library.

One of the most distinguished law enforcement leaders in the country, Bratton is a strong advocate of transparent community policing that embraces partnership, problem solving and prevention. In his talk, Bratton will discuss what it takes to make and keep a city safe, drawing on his 30 years of experience successfully fighting crime.

The event will be held in the Evergreen Carriage House at Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles St. in Baltimore. The lecture is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and an RSVP is encouraged. To respond, or for more information, the public may e-mail urbanlecture@jhu.edu or visit http://www.museums.jhu.edu.

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07/07/08 - 38th Annual International Urban Fellows Conference

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0500

The conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. Through presentations by experts and site visits, the Fellows and other participants examined the ways that these two welfare state exemplars are moving toward the market. Special attention was paid to significant cutbacks in subsidies for the construction and rehabilitation of housing. Sandee Newman summarized the structure and recent changes in the U.S. housing and welfare systems. Marsha Schachtel coordinated and moderated a roundtable in which the Fellows shared information about their countries, which included eastern and western Europe, Australia, and China.

06/09/08 - Dr. David Altschuler gives keynote address

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0500

Dr. Altschuler presented, ?Reentry and Aftercare: Concepts and Practices,? at the Forum on Improving and Enhancing Aftercare Practices, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services.