- Dean's Welcome
- New Appointments
- Dr. Joanna Ganning Publishes on the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Transit Oriented Development and Retail
- Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons Funded for Innovative Payment System Project
- Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn Appointed to the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force
- Focus on Facts: Reliance on Voting by Mail Could Reduce Voter Turnout Among Black and Hispanic/Latino Voters in Cuyahoga County
- The Center for Economic Development Assesses the Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy
- Urban Theory and Analytics Program Releases its First Paper, "The Future of Growth"
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- Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Publishes New Research and Serves as Fulbright Peer Reviewer
- America Reads Tutoring Program Continues Virtually in Pandemic
- Environmental Mentoring Team Inspires Levin Students
- Levin Graduate Dr. Janet L. Smith Selected as Recipient of UAA's 2020 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award
- Levin PhD Student and MSUS Graduate Cait Kennedy Recognized as a 2020 Fresh Innovator
- Levin Profile: Meet Arleesha Wilson
- Levin in the News
- Recently Held Events
- Featured Programs and Events
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Welcome!
Dear Levin Community:
Welcome to another academic year at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs! It is difficult to acknowledge or put in perspective this past year without referring to the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this global phenomenon unfolds with each passing day, and we can only hope that a therapy is soon found.
We cannot let the pandemic define us. So, for those who are returning, welcome back. I hope you were able to safely enjoy those you care about and to rest and refresh in anticipation of a "standout "academic year. Welcome to those who are joining us for the first time. We are delighted to have you join us, and we also wish for you a "standout" year. You may notice a theme emerging in my welcome, and that is pursuit of excellence even in the midst of a health crisis, social unrest, and general uncertainty.
The Levin College's mission has always been to stand out as we seek to improve public policy, public management, and public leadership for Northeast Ohio and beyond. We stand out through a combination of teaching excellence and path-setting research, along with solid service to external partners and communities. This past spring brought out our best. When the University switched to remote learning, we quickly adapted to ensure that our students and faculty were ready to work online. Fortunately, the University formed a task force that issued guiding policies and practices for all CSU's colleges that helped greatly. The key driver, then and now, is the standout effort by faculty to reformulate their course content for online instruction. Student evaluations tell us that the transition went very well. Armed with experience from the spring semester, the faculty are looking forward to even better use of online platforms to serve our students.
Just before the pandemic took hold, the national graduate specialty rankings from US News & World Report were released. We were pleased to see our rankings improve across the board. The College's graduate specialty in Urban Planning and Policy was ranked number 3 in the US, formerly number 5, while our programs in Local Government Management and Nonprofit Management were 13th and 20th, formerly 14th and 21st, respectively. Our productive faculty deserve much of the credit. They have pursued a standard of excellence in teaching and scholarship that is remarkable.
Our centers deserve a lot of credit for helping us carry out another part of our mission: that of service to the Northeast Ohio community. The Center for Economic Development and the Center for Energy Policy continue to produce important applied research that is shaping the conversation around regional economic development, economic inclusion for marginalized groups, and the feasibility of alternative energy. The Center for Public and Nonprofit Management has become a top-flight resource for training public and nonprofit sector leaders in our region. The Office of Civic Engagement (OCE), housed at the College, serves the entire University community. The OCE connects students to terrific volunteer opportunities in the community, where they learn the value of civic participation.
A word about our great staff: they are dedicated to the proposition that we are a student-focused college. Staff in the Dean's Office, the Department of Urban Studies, and the Office of Student and Enrollment Services work seamlessly together to provide as rich of an experience for our students as possible. They do not often get recognized for their dedication and I want to make sure they know they are appreciated.
Our faculty, centers, and staff have accomplished much this past year, and we look to accomplishing even more. There is much to do. We face great challenges in the coming year and it will take all of us working together to see our way through. But we do it from a position of strength and caring. Let me again welcome you to a new year in this great institution, the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs. We look forward to working with you, and may your academic year be one that sees health and safety as the watchword, while continuing to embrace values of public service, leadership, and civic engagement.
Dr. Roland V. Anglin
Dean and Professor
Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
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Levin is pleased to recognize new appointments at the College.
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Dr. Joanna Ganning Appointed as Associate Dean
Dr. Joanna Ganning, Program Director for Levin's Master of Urban Planning and Development program and Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Economic Development, has been appointed to the role of Associate Dean for the College. Dr. Ganning holds a PhD in Regional Planning from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She serves as the Economic Development co-track chair for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, and outside academia, she serves on the City of Shaker Heights Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals. Dr. Ganning's research uses quantitative methodologies to study contemporary US communities marginalized by geography, decline, or economic status to promote development that raises the standard of living for everyone. Over the past three years she has led the Levin Faculty Working Group on Regionalism, a research effort focused on planning and governance choices amid decline. Learn More about Dr. Ganning >>
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Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons Appointed as Department Chair
Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons, Professor and faculty advisor for CSU's Certificate Program in Real Estate Development and Finance, has been appointed as Chair of the College's Department of Urban Studies. Dr. Simons received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in City and Regional Planning, with an emphasis in real estate. In 2005, he was a Fulbright Scholar at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. He serves as Lead Editor for the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate; he has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) since 1983; and he is in the inner leadership group of the American Real Estate Society (ARES), where he served as program chair 2009-2010 and president 2011-2012. Dr. Simons teaches courses in real estate development, market analysis and finance, public economics, and PhD research methods, among others, and has published over 70 articles and book chapters on real estate, urban redevelopment, environmental damages, sustainable real estate, housing policy, and brownfields redevelopment. Learn More about Dr. Simons >>
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Dr. Joanna Ganning Publishes on the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Transit Oriented Development and Retail
Dr. Joanna Ganning, Associate Dean, MUPD Program Director, and Associate Professor at the Levin College, has co-authored "Transit oriented development and retail: Is variation in success explained by a gap between theory and practice?" published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment in August.
According to her article, central to the concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a retail core situated around stations. However, successful retail near light rail transit stations has been elusive. Despite significant implications for land use, transportation, and economic development planning, little research exists to explain the gap between TOD concept and reality. Dr. Ganning and co-author Matthew McKee Miller hypothesize that the density, diversity, and design characteristics central to the theory of TODs drive retail success. They implement a TOD Index proposed in the literature to score 474 light rail station areas in 11 metropolitan areas according to the presence and magnitude of those density, diversity, and design characteristics. A series of robustly-developed multilevel models support their hypothesis: TOD Index scores significantly predict station area retail employment, all things being equal. An evaluation of its subcomponents individually (block size, which relates to walkability; land use mix; and activity density) suggests activity density may be the driving force in this relationship. Their research works to move the conversation away from an assumption that transit stations and retail naturally co-exist and toward more intentional station area design choices demonstrated to drive retail employment.
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment is an international journal that publishes original research and review articles on the environmental impacts of transportation, policy responses to those impacts, and their implications for the design, planning, and management of transportation systems, covering all aspects of the interaction between transportation and the environment, from localized to global impacts. Read More >>
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Dr. Robert (Roby) A. Simons Funded for Innovative Payment System Project
Dr. Robert A. (Roby) Simons, Department Chair and Professor at the Levin College, was featured in CSU's Office of Research Newsletter (Volume 7, Issue 8), for receiving a $250,000 award from the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) to support SARTA's development of an innovative alternate payment system. The project is funded by the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Demonstration Program. SARTA is collaborating with a range of stakeholders to develop an alternative payment system for mobility, business, and personal applications that will benefit populations that are unbanked, underbanked, low-income, elderly, students, or otherwise underserved or disadvantaged. Dr. Simons will lead the program evaluation component of the project, focusing on behavioral aspects and increased social well-being of bringing the app-driven integrated transit payment card to lower-income populations in the region.
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Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn Appointed to the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force
Over the past several months, Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn, Associate Professor at the Levin College and CSU's Interim Chief Diversity Officer, has served on the Ohio Minority Health Strike Force. The Strike Force was formed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on April 20 to assess the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African Americans and other people of color and make recommendations on how to prevent further spread of the disease in these communities. In Ohio, African Americans make up 13 percent of the population, however 24.1 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state are African American. "We must recognize that there are many Ohioans who have an increased risk of being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and we must do everything we can to protect all Ohioans from this pandemic," said DeWine in a statement announcing the Strike Force.
"The increased rate of infection in the African American community is a symptom of the broader disparities in health care access and other structural inequities faced by minorities locally and nationally," Dr. Dunn noted. "It is my hope this Strike Force can present comprehensive reforms which will serve as a model for addressing broader inequalities in our health care and socioeconomic systems."
Read the "COVID-19 Ohio Minority Health Strike Force Blueprint" report >>
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Focus on Facts: Reliance on Voting by Mail Could Reduce Voter Turnout Among Black and Hispanic/Latino Voters in Cuyahoga County
The latest Focus on Facts report, "Reliance on Voting by Mail Could Reduce Voter Turnout Among Black and Hispanic/Latino Voters in Cuyahoga County," by Dr. Mark J. Salling, Senior Fellow and Research Associate at the Levin College has been released. According to the report, those who urge greater reliance on voting by mail (VBM) argue that VBM will help increase voter participation and reduce exposure for populations with greater risk for the COVID-19 disease. Yet an analysis of 2016 voting behavior in Cuyahoga County suggests that VBM could result in suppressing voter turnout among Black and Hispanic voters unless outreach to those populations can increase their confidence in, and preference for, using the postal service to cast their votes in the 2020 general election and beyond. In his related research, "Vote by Mail by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity in Cuyahoga County," Dr. Salling says this is particularly important in the coming election due to potential exposure to COVID‐19 at polling places should the pandemic still be a significant health risk.
Focus on Facts provides brief, thought-provoking information about urban policy issues based on research conducted at the Levin College, for the purpose of stimulating additional discussion and debate. Read More >>
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The Center for Economic Development Assesses the Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy
Levin's Center for Economic Development has released a research brief, "From Economic Slowdown to Recession," which examines the state of the economy in the US and Northeast Ohio pre-pandemic, and provides an analysis of the immediate impacts of the social distancing measures and mandated closures that occurred as the COVID-19 pandemic spread. This new evidence shows that the Northeast Ohio economy was headed for an economic slowdown even before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
"The economic repercussions of COVID-19 affect all people, businesses, governments, and organizations, and will have long-lasting effects on our community," Dr. Iryna Demko, one of the authors of the report, shared. "While the actual impact will not be known for some time, it is my hope this research will provide policymakers with better data to address the real challenges we are already facing."
As a result of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's initial stay-at-home order, many businesses were forced to close, causing a spike in unemployment claims from workers who were furloughed or laid off. In Northeast Ohio alone, over 1 million people have filed first-time unemployment claims since mid-March, with the most affected industries being auto manufacturing, entertainment and arts, accommodation, and food services.
Additionally, with low revenue and high unemployment, there has been a significant decline in consumer spending, with the Index of Consumer Spending dropping 18 points in April alone. This decline is particularly concerning given that consumer spending accounts for the majority of GDP growth in the US.
The brief argues that as the economy gradually reopens, the workplace will look different due to continued social distancing measures including masks, temperature checks, and frequent sanitizing. These changes may reduce the use of certain services due to safety concerns or lead to some industries, such as concerts and sporting events, taking longer to reopen fully. "Overall, the culmination of these impacts may cause a larger and longer slowdown, resulting in a lengthy recovery," Dr. Demko adds.
This research was conducted with support from the George Gund Foundation and the US Economic Development Administration. Read More >>
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Urban Theory and Analytics Program Releases its First Paper, "The Future of Growth"
Levin's Urban Theory and Analytics (UTA) program has released its first paper, "The Future of Growth," in collaboration with Rust Belt Analytica. Richey Piiparinen, Director for the UTA program, along with co-authors Joshua Valedez and Jim Russell, challenge some commonly-held assumptions. For example, is population and total job growth an accurate way to measure progress? Or do measures of productivity and longevity offer a better strategic approach? According to the authors, the former presumes that it is the quantity of lives that matters, whereas the latter suggests it is about the quality of life.
With this and other data in hand, the intent is to scaffold the information it into a collective awareness of where the Greater Cleveland region was, where it is, and where it needs to be. The result of this effort is intended to go beyond an ability to make better-informed decisions via the stacking of facts. The authors say progress is less linear than that: it is equally about busting out of old paradigms of thought.
The UTA program, housed in Levin's Center for Population Dynamics, deploys interdisciplinary methods from the emergent field of computational social science. Its subject matter expertise is on economic, community, and human development, with a geographic focus on the Rust Belt. Specifically, UTA simplifies the complex of how and why the global economy changes, and how those changes become manifest in regional economies, neighborhood conditions, and ultimately individual wellbeing. UTA's endeavors, then, prioritize knowledge generation that aims to fix societal problems, rather than gloss over or add to them.
As Director of UTA, Piiparinen will examine how urban theory and advanced analytic techniques can be deployed for societal progression, particularly as it relates to the realities of "Rust Belt" cities. He holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago and a Master's of Urban Planning, Design, and Development from the Levin College. His essays on cities have appeared in the Atlantic's City Lab, Huffington Post, the Daily Beast, Cleveland Magazine, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and his research has been highlighted in various outlets, including CBS Evening News, NPR's Morning Edition, the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN the Magazine. He is a contributing editor to New Geography, and he is co-editor of the book "Rust Belt Chic: A Cleveland Anthology". He was a member of Crain's Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2015 and was one of Cleveland Magazine's Most Interesting People in 2014. Read More >>
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Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Publishes New Research and Serves as Fulbright Peer Reviewer
Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, C|M|LAW's Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College has recently published "Cities Seethe: A Case Study of Local Efforts to Influence Natural Gas Pipeline Routing Decisions," in the West Virginia Law Review. The article considers the efforts of local jurisdictions to influence the routing of a natural gas pipeline through Ohio. In particular, it evaluates the largely unsuccessful efforts of the City of Green, Ohio, to work with other jurisdictions and the judicial and administrative processes to move the Nexus/Spectra Energy pipeline away from Green to a less densely populated area.
This year, Professor Gorovitz Robertson has also served as a Peer Reviewer for the Fulbright Specialist Program's 2020 Cycle 4 application process. She has served as a peer reviewer for the Fulbright Specialist Program since 2017 and has received two Fulbright Specialist grants herself. Read More >>
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America Reads Tutoring Program Continues Virtually in Pandemic
Despite restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, CSU's Office of Civic Engagement (OCE), housed in the Levin College, has built new avenues to connect with students, kindergarten through eighth grade. Before the pandemic, the OCE partnered with the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) to employ more than 70 CSU students who tutored elementary and middle school children at various CPL branches, through the CSU program "America Reads."
Due to social distancing and closure of libraries, the program had to adapt. Anita Ruf-Young of the OCE and Aaron Mason of the CPL took America Reads online, setting up virtual sessions on Zoom. Since much of the program's spring semester was cut short, CSU students working in the program enthusiastically agreed to tutor over the summer in order to extend the program. "I think this is a case of thriving despite circumstances," Anita Ruf-Young says. "It's difficult times like these that force you to get creative. And knowing that the undergraduate tutors that we have are just as dedicated to this cause as we are makes it all the more reassuring."
"During this time of significant challenges, Anita Ruf-Young has used her creativity and resourcefulness to the benefit of CPL's America Reads tutoring program. We are thankful for her leadership and, most importantly, the undergraduate tutors participating in this program," said Mason.
During the 2019–2020 academic year, America Reads and Viking Corps student employees from all majors collectively spent 6,156 hours of service, engaging with 8,302 students in the Greater Cleveland community. The program seeks to educate children through the undergraduates' tutoring and enrich CSU undergraduates by engaging with their community. Read More >>
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Environmental Mentoring Team Inspires Levin Students
When students participating in Levin's Mentoring Program are formally paired with mentors, they are encouraged to step outside their comfort zones, broadening their professional networks by interacting with other cohort members. Recognizing that networking may prove to be a daunting task outside of the Mentoring Program, four committed mentors – Bill Skowronski (former district chief of the Ohio EPA's Northeast District Office), Dave Nash (partner at McMahon DeGulis LLP), Kurt Princic (district chief of the Ohio EPA's Northeast District Office), and Paul Solanics (director of the City of Solon's Water Reclamation Department) – joined forces to form the "environmental mentoring team," a collaborative effort introducing students to real-world experiences and issues in their field.
"We were all sitting around the table [at the Mentoring Program celebratory dinner], discussing what we did professionally, and just decided to form an environmental team," said Skowronski. The mentors realized their students shared common interests, and would benefit from group discussions, meetings, and field tours. "Each of us have unique careers, interests, areas of expertise, and different access for tours," Skowronski added. "This expands the mentoring experience."
The efforts of the team exemplify the mission of the mentoring program, allowing students to apply academic concepts to real-world experiences. All four mentors went above and beyond their voluntary commitment to the program, recognizing the lasting impact a role model makes in a student's journey. In a jointly written statement, they recognized how they were fortunate to have mentors throughout their own careers. "There are times when you just need someone to talk to, and times when it's encouraging to hear that someone has had the same life or career experiences," the team noted. "The power of networking and building relationships are key components to being successful in life and career. It is clear that the mentors in this program have realized those rewards, and are paying it forward."
The Mentoring Program is offered through Levin's Center for Public and Nonprofit Management in collaboration with the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service. The program pairs undergraduate juniors, seniors, and graduate students with community professionals in leadership positions within the public and nonprofit sectors. Mentors provide guidance and career advice as students examine career choices during the academic year. Read More >>
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Levin Graduate Dr. Janet L. Smith Selected as Recipient of UAA's 2020 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award
Each year, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) recognizes outstanding scholarship and service in the field of urban affairs through international awards bestowed during their annual spring conference. This year, Levin graduate Dr. Janet L. Smith (PhD ‘98) was selected as the recipient of the 2020 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award, which was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars, while honoring the contributions of a scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism, scholarship, and community engagement.
Dr. Smith has exhibited a research profile and scholarship that is firmly committed to the spirit of the Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award and the work of UAA. For the past 30 years, her teaching, research, and community service has focused on community-driven strategies to produce and preserve affordable housing. She currently serves as a professor of Urban Planning and Policy Program in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and co-director of the Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has co-edited two books and written numerous articles, book chapters, and reports. Much of her research addresses systemic inequities in housing, with a particular emphasis on affordability. Her publications have provided new insights into the ways that city-building and land markets impact housing and neighborhood development. Learn More >>
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Levin PhD Student and MSUS Graduate Cait Kennedy Recognized as a 2020 Fresh Innovator
Levin PhD student Cait Kennedy (MS' 19) will be recognized in September as a 2020 Fresh Innovator at the "Spark 2020: Grit to Great" leadership symposium. The Fresh Innovator Awards honor people who are creatively tackling local issues big and small while changing the region for the better. Kennedy's innovation spans several initiatives, including a mobile app to help defendants navigate Cleveland's legal system, helping public service organizations collaborate, and measuring the effectiveness of offering voter registration to low and moderate-income households when filing taxes.
Kennedy is Co-Founder of [unBail], a startup that is creating a user-centric wayfinding mobile app to guide defendants through Cleveland's criminal legal system. As the Brookings Institution's Ohio Program Manager, she also led the Filer Voter 2020 project, which measures the effectiveness of offering voter registration and reminders to low and moderate-income households when filing taxes. As a PhD student at the Levin College, she is leading the creation of the Smart City Catalog Project, which helps public service organizations better work together to solve community problems. Learn More >>
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Do you have a question for the Levin College Recruiter? Open office hours (to connect virtually) are Thursdays from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Learn More >>
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Meet Arleesha Wilson
JD/Master of Urban Planning and Development, 2017
"I remember participating in the annual real estate competition in Dr. Simons' class ... I will never forget how empowered I felt presenting my project. It was a culmination of all my skills--spatial analytics, financing, market analysis, and persuasive delivery of content. A couple years later, I had the privilege of representing the buyer in a transaction involving the exact same piece of land from my project! It was like coming full circle. This is a memory that I hold close to my heart."
Meet Arleesha Wilson, (MUPD/JD '17), Owner of the Law Office of Arleesha Wilson. Arleesha says she decided to enroll in the Master of Urban Planning and Development dual degree program while pursuing her Juris Doctor degree because it was so closely aligned with her strong interest in real estate development. According to Arleesha, Levin influenced her career path by deepening her understanding of real estate processes and financing in a way that lends itself greatly to investing in real estate and practicing real estate law. Today she leverages her Levin education at her own law firm by helping everyday people access justice in the form of wealth. She does this by helping her clients solve legal problems related to one of the greatest wealth generators--real estate. She works with clients on every step of the process: investors looking to enter a transaction, property owners experiencing issues with titles, tenants and landlords looking to exercise their rights, and more. Arleesha says real estate is her passion and she hopes to serve as many people as she can by helping them purchase real estate in order to accumulate wealth or to help them protect their assets.
Learn More about Arleesha >>
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Dr. Megan E. Hatch, PhD Program Director and Associate Professor at the Levin College, was quoted in an NPR story, "Pandemic-Briefly-Interrupts Georgia's Steady Eviction System." Her research, referenced in the article, was funded in part by the Levin College Women's Fund, an endowment that encourages and supports research production and professional development for eligible Levin College faculty, staff, and students who identify as women.
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Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn, Associate Professor at the Levin College and CSU's Interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, was featured in a 3News video that considers whether police officers should be required to earn college degrees.
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Austin Bloom (MS ‘17), Program Liaison for the Cuyahoga Land Bank, was profiled in the Meet the Team section of the Land Bank's website in January.
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2020 Chicago Regional EDA University Center Showcase
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Levin's Center for Economic Development hosted the 2020 Chicago Regional EDA University Center Showcase virtually June 9-10, 2020. Presentations addressed topics including The New Economic and Social Reality; Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses Restart in a New Economic Reality; The New Online Economy; and The New Wave of Opioid Epidemic and Other Social Assistance. Additional information including speakers, presentations, and sessions, including video recordings of the event, are available on the conference webpage.
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Featured Programs and Events
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Wednesday 9/23 @ 9:00 – 10:30 am
Women's Leadership Series' "Share Your Story" Program:
Featuring India L. Birdsong, CEO and General Manager, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Held online via Zoom
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Join Levin for the launch of the "Share Your Story" Program, a new initiative of the Women's Leadership Series. Participants will listen to a female in executive leadership share her story and engage in conversation. Our first event in the series features India L. Birdsong, CEO and General Manager of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA). Birdsong joined GCRTA in September 2019, and brings nearly 16 years' experience working in the public transit industry in cities such as Chicago and Nashville. We will also be joined by Dawn Tarka, who serves as Associate Counsel at GCRTA and sits on the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management's Women's Leadership Advisory Committee.
This event is sponsored by the Wenk Family Charitable Foundation and is part of a leadership series co-sponsored by the Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service and Levin's Center for Public and Nonprofit Management. The Women's Leadership Series was launched in October 2018 to engage and empower public and nonprofit sector leaders throughout Northeast Ohio, while promoting the concept of gender representation at all levels of leadership. The theme – "Women Empowering Women" – hones in on the notion that women should support, empower, and mentor one another. The series' programming is strategically designed to capitalize on this theme of empowerment within sectors where political pressures are at play, resources remain tight, and the competition to rise to executive leadership endures. Learn More >>
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