Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.
McCormick article
Prof. Lynn McCormick has just had an article accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of Economic Development Quarterly. The paper, "The Economic and Workforce Development Activities of American Business Associations," co-authored with Joshua Hawley and Edwin Melendez is scheduled to appear in August 2008.
2008 UAA National Conference
Faculty and student research culminated in a UAA presentation at Baltimore at the 2008 UAA National Conference. Graduate students Mary Rocco and Ken Comia presented findings from a study entitled "An Analysis of Urban Planning Syllabi: Are They Inclusive?" Professor Shipp supervised the development of the research project. Two additional graduate students, Scott Solomon and Michael Wilkerson, also aided in the completion of this research.
Meikleljohn Book Progress
Susan Turner Meikleljohn continues work on her Russell Sage Foundation-sponsored book about the effects growing up in the highly multi-ethnic neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens, on concepts of race and tolerance among young people.
Berlin 2008 - A Successful Study Visit
Professor Jill Simone Gross, along with Professors McCormick, Ramasubramanian, and Albrecht spent ten days in Berlin, Germany with 18 students studying issues of comparative urbanization. They have laid the groundwork for an ongoing series of winter/summer session study abroad courses, beginning in 2009. This year, the students' travel was funded in part by the German Academic Exchange Service and Hunter College. Ralph Blessing and Mary Rocco, MUP students were instrumental in launching Berlin 2008.
