Fri, October 9, 2015
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
248 Townshend Hall
Talk Title: "Unaffordable America: Poverty, Housing, Eviction". Professor Desmond is from Harvard University, Department of Sociology.
Matthew Desmond is a recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Fellows Award. This prestigious and highly selective award, often referred to as a "genius grant", is given to scholars who show extraordinary originality and exceptional creativity in their work. The Fellowship is a five-year grant that provides Professor Desmond the opportunity to pursue his intellectual and professional interests in the absence of specific obligations or reporting requirements.