Summer at Skiddy Park

Despite recent challenges, Skiddy Park is thriving with positive activities this summer.

July 27, 2016

Fiscal Decentralization, Flat Administrative Structure, and Local Government Size: Evidence and Lessons from China

Ping Zhang, Chunkui Zhu & Yilin Hou
July 24, 2016

Measuring Social Tension from Income Class Segregation

Yoonseok Lee & Donggyun Shin
July 18, 2016

Why Don't Housing Choice Voucher Recipients Live Near Better Schools? Insights from Big Data

Ingrid Gould Ellen, Keren Mertens Horn & Amy Ellen Schwartz
June 26, 2016

See related: Housing

Unpacking an Anomaly: Analyzing the 2005-2012 Current Population Survey to Understand Why Many Emergency Food Assistance Users Report Being Food Secure

Colleen Heflin & Kate Olson
June 21, 2016

See related: Food Security

Moving Matters: The Causal Effect of School Mobility on Student Performance

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel & Sarah A. Cordes
June 17, 2016

Neighborhoods, Schools and Obesity: The Potential for Place-Based Approaches to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Brian Elbel, Sean P. Corcoran, Amy Ellen Schwartz
June 15, 2016

See related: Health Policy, Longevity

Broad Mission

The Tenth Decade Scholars award demonstrates how citizenship cuts across the disciplines.

June 1, 2016

See related: Awards & Honors

Veil of Darkness

William Horrace uses an economist’s analytical approach to study whether traffic-stop patterns reveal racial bias by police officers.
June 1, 2016

See related: Civil Rights, Race & Ethnicity

Action Plans

Its first graduates demonstrate how Citizenship and Civic Engagement nurtures more than understanding.

June 1, 2016

See related: Student Experience

The Effect of Breakfast in the Classroom on Obesity and Academic Performance: Evidence from New York City

Sean P. Corcoran, Brian Elbel & Amy Ellen Schwartz
May 31, 2016

See related: Education, Food Security, Nutrition

Most Likely to Succeed: Long-Run Returns to Adolescent Popularity

Ying Shi & James Moody
May 31, 2016

Are All Schools Created Equal?: Learning Environments in Small and Large High Schools in New York City

Amy Ellen Schwartz, Leanna Stiefel &Matthew Wiswall
May 31, 2016

The Dynamic Effect of Disability on Marriage: Evidence from the Social Security Disability Insurance Program

Ling Li & Perry Singleton
May 31, 2016

See related: Parenting & Family

Showing Off

An annual poster fair celebrates undergraduate scholarship.

May 2, 2016

See related: Student Experience

How Dark is Dark? Bright Lights, Big City, Racial Profiling

William C. Horrace & Shawn M. Rohlin
April 30, 2016

Study reveals how African American mothers parent young sons—via “bias-preparation” strategies—to navigate “Thug” image and vulnerabilities of African American masculinity

April 30, 2016

Household Crowding during Childhood and Long-Term Education Outcomes

Leonard M. Lopoo & Andrew S. London
April 20, 2016

See related: Education

Maxwell alum Jain wins prestigious Rangel Fellowship

On March 11, Sahil Jain, a 2013 graduate of the Maxwell School, was awarded a 2016 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.
April 6, 2016

See related: Awards & Honors

Rethinking Indonesia's Informal Sector

Alexander D. Rothenberg, Arya Gaduh, Nicholas E. Burgera, Charina Chazali, Indrasari Tjandraningsih, Rini Radikun, Cole Sutera & Sarah Weilant
March 31, 2016

See related: East Asia

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