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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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.
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.
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.
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
Swanstrom co-authored “The Changing American Neighborhood: The Meaning of Place in the 21st Century” with Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UniverCities Exchange gathers community leaders and academic experts to discuss problems and possible solutions to issues affecting St. Louis and Kansas City.
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.
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.
Williams studied the actions of municipal governments in Ferguson, University City, Maplewood, Hazelwood and Jennings over 45 years and their impact on today.
Painter’s research showed that the companies found valuable allies among elected officials as they began operating in Austin, Chicago and St. Louis.
Spoerry’s using knowledge she gained pursuing her MPPA at UMSL to better serve the residents of Florissant as a community development specialist.
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The graduate students worked with counterparts in Dortmund, Germany, to study changing neighborhoods in older, industrial cities.
The summit brought together faculty researchers in behavioral and social sciences from across the University of Missouri System.
The E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Community Collaboration and Public Policy champions a “public health approach” for caring for neighborhoods on the edge.
Jenny Connelly-Bowen spent her summer working as an intern at Rise Community Development and Northside Community Housing.
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.
The Missouri Workforce Housing Association recognized the Public Policy Research Center community development specialist in July at its sixth annual conference.
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.
UMSL political scientist Todd Swanstrom co-wrote this article for The Dream Revisited website.
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.
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 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.”
Jim Lutz, BA psychology 1973, was one of several Community Builders Award winners announced earlier this month.
Todd Swanstrom was part of a round-table discussion last week on “Stay Tuned,” a program on KETC.
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.
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?
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?
Downtown St. Louis is important to people throughout the region, even if they never step foot in the area, according to Karl Guenther.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Todd Swanstrom knows the value of communities working together. He is, after all, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor...
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Todd Swanstrom, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at...
Todd Swanstrom, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at...
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