“RU Engaged spring break was designed to help students understand that Rutgers and New Brunswick are deeply interconnected,” said Kathe Newman, professor at Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and director of the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement. She developed the class with Cara Cuite, undergraduate program director and associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
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Mian, RWV Launch Affordable Housing on Faith Land Database
Nadia Mian, Ph.D., Senior Program Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement recently launched the Affordable Housing and Shelter on Faith Land Database and published an accompanying report.
Newman, Gerlofs named Urban Affairs Book Review Editors
After an international search, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has announced that Kathe Newman (Rutgers University-New Brunswick) and Ben Gerlofs (University of Hong Kong) have been appointed the new Book Review Editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs. The...
Homelessness in New Brunswick and Programs to Address It
This report identifies the challenges that emergency service organizations and their clients are experiencing as they attempt to access, or consider accessing, the existing service infrastructure and to identify areas of unmet need.
Kathe Newman Joins Provost Leadership Research Fellowship
Kathe Newman has been selected to join the Provost Leadership Research Fellowship at the Chancellor-Provost Office for the Fall ’24 and Spring ’25 terms.
New Paper on Affordable Rental Housing by NJSOARH
A new article by the NJSOARH team examines the difficulty of enumerating the number of federally subsidized housing units and provides a method of reconciling data sets at the parcel level to identify housing needs and rental stock.
Kathe Newman (Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement) and Prof. Seymour receive Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) grants
The grant is among the first round of two-year, $4 million funding from REACH. The university wide presidential initiative aims to join community-based organizations, leaders and residents with university researchers, teachers and students to find ways to improve health and quality of life outcomes in three N.J. cities facing food insecurity, high unemployment, low high school graduation rates and low household incomes.
Newman, DeFilippis named to UAA Distinguished Service Honor Roll
The Urban Affairs Association is an international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public/nonprofit service providers.
Kathe Newman elected to the board of Urban Affairs Association
Her research explores urban change, what it is, why it happens, and what it means and has explored gentrification, foreclosure, urban redevelopment, food security, community economic development and community participation.
Bloustein School announces faculty promotions
Promotions, which include one professor and five associate teaching professors reflect the high standards of teaching, research for which the Bloustein School is known.