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INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES SEMINARS 2008 TO 2009

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) organizes seminars devoted to cutting edge social policy analysis and research. Call 410-516-7174 for seminar location and time. Please check back frequently for newly scheduled events.

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September 2008

09.18.08 Constitution Day Celebration
Topic: TBA
JEFFREY TOOBIN
"The Election and the Supreme Court"
Writer for the New Yorker, Senior Analyst for CNN, Author of numerous books
110 Hodson Hall, homewood Campus
8:00 p.m.
For more information: 410.516.7174

09.25.08 Noon Brown-Bag Seminar
" If Contemporary Architecture is Art, Then Cities are Collectors: Linking Global Competition and Local Common Good"
DAVIDE PONZ INI
Postdoctoral Fellow in Urban Planning, Department of Architecture & Planning Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Noon – 1:00 pm, Wyman Park Bldg, Room 526
For more information: 410.516.7174

09.25.08 Press and Public Policy Seminar
"How the Internet is Changing Political Journalism"
Charles Mahtesian, National Politics Editor for POLITICO
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Shriver Hall Board Room
For more information: 410-516-7174

October 2008

10.02.08 Social Policy Seminar
" Revitalizing Distressed Urban Neighborhoods: rationale, Strategic Principles and Evaluation Approaches"
George Galster, Clarence Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs, Geography & Urban Planning, Wayne State University
4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Johns Hopkins Faculty Club, Eisenhower Room
For more information: 410.516.7174

10.13.08 Noon Brown-Bag Seminar
"Using Public Policy Skills in the Private Sector"
Barbara Lam, CFO, e.imagination, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Wyman Park Bldg., Room 526

10.16.08 Social Policy Seminar
"Race, Gender, The Achievement Gap,and Social Behavior Norms in U.S. Secondary Schools"
RONALD FERGUSON
Lecturer in Public Policy, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Harvard University
4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Wyman Park Bldg, Room 526
For more information: 410.516.7174

10.23.08 Garrett lecture on Urban Issues
"Policing in the 21st Century"
WILLIAM BRATTON
Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department
6:30 p.m., Evergreen Carriage House
4545 North Charles Street
For more information: 410.516.7174

November 2008

11.10.08 Noon Brown-Bag Seminar
"Advancing Out of Poverty: Social Class Worldview and It’s Relation to Resilience"
MELISSA ABELEV, Doctoral Candidate,Tulane University
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Wyman Park Bldg., Room 526
For more information: 410.516.7174

11.20.08 Social Policy Seminar
"Heresy: Learning From Other Countries Health Care Systems"
GERARD ANDERSON
Professor, Health Policy & Management Director, Center for Hospital Finance and Management
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Wyman Park Bldg, Room 526
For more information: 410.516.7174

December 2008

12.10.08 Noon Brown-Bag Seminar
“Examining the Relationship Between Depression and Employment for Low-Income Mothers”
ELISHA SMITH
Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, and Visiting Scholar Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Noon-1:00 pm, Wyman Park Bldg, Room 526
For more information: 410.516.7174

February 2009

2.12.09 Social Policy Seminar
"Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?"
Steven Raphael; Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Wyman Park  Bldg., Room 526

2.24.09 Noon Brown Bag Seminar
"Marriage Education for Low-Income Married Couples: An Overview of the Supporting Health Marriage Demonstration"
Daniel Gubits
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Wyman Park  Bldg., Room 526

March 2009

3.5.09 Social Policy Seminar
Does Debt Discourage Employment and Payment of Child Support? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Carolyn Heinrich, Director, La Follette School of Public Affairs, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Wyman Park Bldg., Room 526

3.31.09 Noon Brown Bag Seminar
TURNING AROUND AMERICA: ORGANIZED LABOR’S ROLE IN THE 2008 ELECTIONS
Jane M. McDonald, Executive Assistant, Executive Vice-President – AFL-CIO
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Wyman Park Building, Room 526

April 2009

4.09.09, Social Policy Seminar
"Relative Effectiveness of Teachers From Alternative Preparation Routes: Findings From Two Recent Studies"
Paul Decker, President, Mathematica Policy ResearchWashington, DC
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Wyman Park Bldg., Room 526

4.16.09,  Press and Public Policy Seminar
"NEWS AND CONTENT FIRST:PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS MOST"
Monty Cook, Editor – Baltimore Sun
Shriver Hall, Board Room
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.