Center on Urban Research & Public Policy

Director: Carol Camp Yeakey

Home Page: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~urban/index.htm Telephone: (314) 935-6241

The mission of the Center on Urban Research and Public Policy is to:

• Contribute to the national dialogue about the challenges and successes of our nation's urban policies and programs;

• Advance research and curriculum on pressing urban issues, regionally, nationally and internationally;

• Prepare, educate and train students to play a greater role in improving our cities;

• Promote the education and participation of urban residents in policy determination at local, state and national levels; and,

• Provide public officials and community leaders with new tools for management and policy analysis on issues that confront America's cities.

News Stories & Tip Sheets:

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Living in the city Urban America focus of national conference at WUSTL Nov. 9, 2009 -- Washington University in St. Louis will host a national conference on "America's Urban Infrastructure: Confronting Her Challenges, Embracing Her Opportunities" Nov. 19 and 20 in the Danforth University Center. The event, hosted by a consortium of nine WUSTL schools, departments, centers and programs, is free and open to the public.

New center will focus on urban research Examines challenges facing America's cities Oct. 7, 2005 -- The Center on Urban Research & Public Policy is an interdisciplinary effort dedicated to promoting scholarship and debate on critical issues facing urban America and dense populations around the globe.

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Faculty Experts:

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Garrett Duncan Associate Professor of Education Garrett Duncan Download Garrett Duncan studies conditions that attribute to success and failure among black students in public schools, especially in competitive settings. He examines academic and social issues, with a special focus on high-stakes testing, education reform, violence, and racial disparities in achievement ... Expertise: education reform, high stakes testing, racial disparities, social issues, urban schools Direct contact: (314) 935-8740 / gaduncan@wustl.edu

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