Metropolitan Policy Center School of Public Affairs
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The metropolitan and urban research hub of American University. The Metropolitan Policy Center was created in the fall of 2014 within the School of Public Affairs at American University. The Center serves as metropolitan and urban research hub on campus. The Center's mission is to create knowledge and propose solutions to our 21st century metropolitan and urban challenges. The insights gained through the Center are disseminated to academic and mainstream media outlets, and policy makers.
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It was so nice to have DC City Administrator Rashad Young present to the American University community this week. Thank you Mr. Young for an excellent and insightful presentation!
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We are just a few minutes away from our last Public Engagement Series of the semester. Hear from DC City Administrator, Rashad Young, TODAY at 11:20 AM in the Ward Circle Building, Room 107. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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New special issue of Cityscape on gentrification. Check it out!
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Wednesday, November 30th at 11:20am community changers from both the AU and DC area will gather in Ward 107 to hear from DC City Administrator, Rashad Young, as he concludes MPC’s final Public Engagement Series of the semester. The Public Engagement Series is platform for esteemed practitioners, think tank experts, and policy makers to address critical metropolitan and urban issues. Hear more from Rashad Young, as he suggests new ways the public can rethink how DC government administrators, stakeholders, and citizens can work together to advance the community and economic development agenda of our nation’s capital.
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We hope you all had a relaxing holiday weekend. As you transition to head back into the office and/or classrooms tomorrow make room in your schedules to attend MPC's last Public Engagement Speaker Series of the semester this Wednesday, November 30th at 11:20 AM in SPA, Ward Building Room 107. DC City Administrator, Rashad Young, will deliver the keynote address. We hope to see you there!
November 15th, 2016 - James Wright II
Urban Speaker Series Presents Doctoral Student James Wright's II presentation on research he has conducted thus far on police wearing body cameras and the affects on the communities here in Washington, DC and surrounding areas.
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Join us TODAY at 4PM in SIS, conference room 300, for our final Urban Speaker Series of the semester. #communitypolicing
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