Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
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New graduate Rachel Goldmeier applying lessons from MPPA program to work at Community Innovation and Action Center
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
New graduate Rachel Goldmeier applying lessons from MPPA program to work at Community Innovation and Action Center
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
UMSL Business offers new Leadership Launchpad online course for young professionals starting in September
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Todd Swanstrom’s new book explores the importance of neighborhoods in making connections amid fractured times
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
Todd Swanstrom’s new book explores the importance of neighborhoods in making connections amid fractured times
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
Todd Swanstrom’s new book explores the importance of neighborhoods in making connections amid fractured times
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
UMSL Global celebrates internationally engaged faculty members during Touhill reception
Faculty members described the impact of the support they’ve received from the university, and UMSL Global honored others for efforts leading study abroad trips.
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Professor Todd Swanstrom part of UniverCities Exchange panel on public transit
UniverCities Exchange gathers community leaders and academic experts to discuss problems and possible solutions to issues affecting St. Louis and Kansas City.
CIAC, partners awarded grant to study home repair needs of older adults in St. Louis
The $178,000 RRF Foundation for Aging grant will be used to survey homeowners about their home repair needs and gather data to inform policy decisions.
UMSL Global hosts transatlantic dialogue on race and racism with counterparts in Stuttgart, Germany
Associate Professor Matthew Taylor led the first of four planned 90-minute lectures and discussed the anxiety that has weighed on African Americans in the United States.
PhD graduate Napoleon Williams III investigates the role of municipal government in community stabilization
Williams studied the actions of municipal governments in Ferguson, University City, Maplewood, Hazelwood and Jennings over 45 years and their impact on today.
New PhD graduate Mary Painter examines how Uber, Lyft have used policy process to gain edge and disrupt transportation
Painter’s research showed that the companies found valuable allies among elected officials as they began operating in Austin, Chicago and St. Louis.
Political passion drives Julia Spoerry to serve the underserved
Spoerry’s using knowledge she gained pursuing her MPPA at UMSL to better serve the residents of Florissant as a community development specialist.
Media Coverage: December 2019
Stories about the university, its scholars and their expertise are often covered by local and national news media. Media Coverage highlights some of the top stories.
UMSL students win top prize in Future of My City Project competition for research on gentrification
The graduate students worked with counterparts in Dortmund, Germany, to study changing neighborhoods in older, industrial cities.
UMSL-hosted summit highlights researchers working to combat some of society’s biggest challenges
The summit brought together faculty researchers in behavioral and social sciences from across the University of Missouri System.
Todd Swanstrom talks about the need to invest in middle neighborhoods on ‘Collateral Damage’
The E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy champions a “public health approach” for caring for neighborhoods on the edge.
MPPA student aims to make a difference in her adopted home through community development
Jenny Connelly-Bowen spent her summer working as an intern at Rise Community Development and Northside Community Housing.
Todd Swanstrom appears on St. Louis Public Radio, discusses challenges facing St. Louis as it tries to transform itself
The E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor appeared on “St. Louis on the Air” Tuesday and discussed lessons St. Louis can learn from revitalized industrial cities in Europe.
Karl Guenther’s work in community development earns him Emerging Leader Award
The Missouri Workforce Housing Association recognized the Public Policy Research Center community development specialist in July at its sixth annual conference.
UMSL political scientists respond to Ferguson Commission report
UMSL’s David Kimball (left) and Todd Swanstrom were among a group of scholars who recently wrote commentaries in response to the Ferguson Commission’s report.
The Ferguson moment: Race and place
UMSL political scientist Todd Swanstrom co-wrote this article for The Dream Revisited website.
Happy birthday St. Louis! UMSL helps the city celebrate 250 years
UMSL has existed for only a fifth of St. Louis’ 250 years, but has been a treasure trove of information and resources when celebrating the city’s sestercentennial.
A message from UMSL Chancellor Tom George
“St. Louis is a world-class region that – with your help – will emerge from recent events stronger and better.”
News media turns to UMSL faculty to help make sense of recent Ferguson events
UMSL faculty members have discussed policing, poverty, racial tensions and the history of the region with CNN, CBS News, NPR, USA Today and more.
UMSL faculty members share St. Louis knowledge as city turns 250
UMSL celebrated St. Louis’ 250 years and the birth of Louis IX with the two-day conference “St. Louis Metromorphosis: The Significance of a City Across the Centuries.”
Community Builders Network honors UMSL alumnus, other neighborhood development leaders
Jim Lutz, BA psychology 1973, was one of several Community Builders Award winners announced earlier this month.
Public policy professor discusses how St. Louis can attract, retain talent
Todd Swanstrom was part of a round-table discussion last week on “Stay Tuned,” a program on KETC.
Public policy professor talks transportation in St. Louis
Density is a “four-letter word” in St. Louis, according to Todd Swanstrom, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
UMSL political scientist to discuss successful St. Louis neighborhood change
The older parts of the St. Louis region have faced serious challenges in the past 40 years. But some neighborhoods have done better than others. What explains this success?
Lack of economic diversity contributes to Detroit downfall, UMSL political scientist says
St. Louis may face its share of challenges, but the city is no Detroit, according to a recent article by St. Louis Post-Dispatch business columnist David Nicklaus. Detroit now owns the distinction of being the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy. How has St. Louis avoided wandering down a similar path of economic collapse?
Community development specialist at UMSL talks downtown St. Louis
Downtown St. Louis is important to people throughout the region, even if they never step foot in the area, according to Karl Guenther.
Political scientist to report on neighborhood conditions in St. Louis area
Great neighborhoods make for a great region, according to a new joint series between the University of Missouri–St. Louis and Washington University in St. Louis.
Political scientist talks St. Louis County population migration
The population of St. Louis County has decreased over the last decade. And it’s not just people leaving the county. About $3.41 billion of resident income went with them, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Panel to focus on youth, summer programs
Todd Swanstrom knows the value of communities working together. He is, after all, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Swanstrom put that title to work recently when he met with leaders at more than 30 St. Louis Community Development Corporations to help facilitate collaboration.
Panel to focus on art as revitalization tool
Todd Swanstrom knows the value of communities working together. He is, after all, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Swanstrom put that title to work recently when he met with leaders at more than 30 St. Louis Community Development Corporations to help facilitate collaboration.
Panel to focus on rental housing in St. Louis
Todd Swanstrom knows the value of communities working together. He is, after all, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor...
Panel to ‘Focus on Retail Development’ in St. Louis
As his title implies, Todd Swanstrom wants to see St. Louis-area communities work together. The E. Desmond Lee Endowed...
Panel to focus on ‘Creating Whole Communities’
With many urban and inner suburban neighborhoods still in decline, St. Louis needs to increase its capacity for...
PPRC works toward ‘Creating Whole Communities’
The St. Louis area has a lot going for it. But as St. Louis and St. Louis County continue to bleed out their...
New report looks at lessons from Prop A passage
Last year, St. Louis County voters approved Proposition A, a mass transit sales tax increase. And they did so by a...
UMSL Seminar Series explores lessons learned from Prop A
The University of Missouri–St. Louis Community Partnership Project will present, as part of their Seminar Series, “One...
UMSL seminar to focus on fair access to financial services
The St. Louis metropolitan area has the greatest national racial disparity when it comes to banking needs, according...
UMSL researchers show impact of transit spending on job growth
Transit spending is a path to job growth, according to a new report prepared by the Public Policy Research Center at...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch features political scientist
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Researchers report high state foreclosure rates
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Scholar to moderate foreclosure panel discussion
Why are foreclosures increasing in the St. Louis area? What can the states, counties and municipalities do in response...
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