IRP & Howard University seek applications from preproposal phd students from underrepresented groups for the 3rd annual Dissertation Proposal Workshop at Howard Univ., May 19-25. Applications due on 2/1, 2019. irp.wisc.edu/2019-dissertat…

Poverty scholars from underrepresented groups: Want to spend a week in residence at 1 of 9 U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers member institutions during the 2019-2020 academic year? Applications are due on March 1. irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/…

Today at IRP, we're so pleased to welcome Jennifer Blatz, President and CEO of StriveTogether, who will be giving a talk on "Transforming Systems to Improve Outcomes: Pathways to Economic Mobility for Every Child." Tova Walsh will be responding. Join us at 4pm, 159 Ed. Bldg.

IRP invites applications from junior scholars from underrepresented racial/ethnic populations for its Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships., Two fellows receive $20k in flexible funding, plus mentorship and networking opportunities. irp.wisc.edu/2019-2020-emer…

New IRP Focus on Designing More Effective Child Support Policies. Read the full issue at irp.wisc.edu/resource/focus…

Lonnie Berger (Director of Poverty Research IRP) and I wrote a piece for The Institute for Family Studies about the National Academies report on child poverty. Reducing child poverty is good for kids and good for the economy. But will the U.S. rise to the challenge?

Proposals for IRP's Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships are due on August 12. Read the call at irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/…

Congrats to Marcy Carlson—my friend and a wonderful scholar—on being elected vice president of PAA!

New issue of IRP's Focus explores how poverty early in life affects kids' life chances. irp.wisc.edu/publications/f…

Big congratulations to J Michael Collins on this well-deserved award! x.com/FINRAFoundatio…

Call for applications: IRP's National Poverty Fellows postdoc program is now recruiting for 2018-19. Apply at irp.wisc.edu/postdoc/applic…

Postdoc recruitment: National Poverty Fellows program seeks 1-2 fellows to begin in mid-2018 in residence OPRE. Info at irp.wisc.edu/postdoc/applic…

Welcome to all of our speakers and participants at today's workshop on Promoting Work and Well-Being among Low-Income Men!

Congratulations to all of the recipients, with an especially heartfelt congrats to my phenomenal mentor and friend, Jane Waldfogel, and my phenomenal colleague and friend UW–Madison, Maria Cancian. x.com/IRP_UW/status/…

Angus Deaton in the New York Times: "The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem" nytimes.com/2018/01/24/opi…

Terrific TED talk on race and justice by my friend and colleague David Pate: youtube.com/watch?v=cK6xF-…

Check out the new fact sheet on Suburban Poverty by the IRP/UW Morgridge Center poverty studies intern, Will Maher. irp.wisc.edu/publications/f… (with thanks to @scottwallard for helpful comments)

Carol Graham (Carol Graham) will be UW–Madison on Tues., March 6 to talk on "Unequal Hopes, Lives, and Lifespans in the U.S.: Some Insights from the New Science of Well-being." Katherine Magnuson will be the respondent. irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/sem…

If you're in Madison on Friday, join us to hear Richard Rothstein talk about his book, The Color of Law for IRP's annual Lampman Lecture. May 4, 4:00-5:30 pm, 159 School of Ed. Building irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/oth…

Important work from Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski: "Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest." nytimes.com/2018/05/18/opi…