Lecture: "Raising Voices for Urban Poverty" in South Bend

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December 2, 2012

Sunday   7:00 PM

N Notre Dame Ave
South Bend, Indiana 46617

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Lecture: "Raising Voices for Urban Poverty"

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DeBartolo Hall, Room 101

Presenter: Mary Jo Bane, Harvard University

Bane is the Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she has been on the faculty since 1981. From 1993 to 1996 she was Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 1992 to 1993 she was Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, where she previously served as Executive Deputy Commissioner from 1984 to 1986. From 1987 to 1992, at the Kennedy School, she was Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. From 2006 to 2011 she was Academic Dean at HKS.

She is the author of a number of books and articles on poverty, welfare, families, and the role of churches in civic life. She is currently conducting research on poverty in the United States and international context. She lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts, with her husband Kenneth Winston and enjoys hiking, gardening, and reading novels.

Contact:

Center for Social Concerns
Phone: (574) 631-5293
Email: ndcntrsc@nd.edu

Categories: Education | University & Alumni | Politics & Activism

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