STUDY AREAS
With limited supervision, Fellows are expected to complete an independent research project. Competitive applications should relate to the broad topic of cities' growth, decline, revitalization, and the welfare of urban residents, with Baltimore as a reference point. Baltimore’s population has declined from a high of more than 900,000 people to about 660,000 in 2000. The city lost 50,000 persons in just the first five years of the 1990s. The decline in population is emblematic of the many problems the city is facing including poor quality schools; an unskilled work force; abandoned and vacant properties; serious fiscal imbalance; and high rates of crime.
Fellows are invited to participate in all research seminars and public education forums of the Institute for Policy Studies. The Institute also requests that each Fellow make a presentation of general interest to the University and the broader community.
