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Scholars from Columbia University and UC Berkeley to Illuminate Lawrence's Remarkable History

May 26, 2015

Lawrence History Center | Christopher Muller (Ph.D. '14) is part of a team of researchers assembling detailed historical data from the time of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike in Lawrence, MA, in order to gain new leverage on questions in the fields of health, labor history, and social movements.



Violence, boycotts loom on eve of Mexico's elections

June 5, 2015

Los Angeles Times | Viridiana Rios (Ph.D. '13).



What Works Houston: Houston's Learning Curve

May 21, 2015

Politico Magazine | Ruth López Turley (Ph.D. '01)



Early Career Award for Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility

June 23, 2015

Awardee | Patrick Sharkey (Ph.D. '07)... Read more about Early Career Award for Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility



Are remedial courses actually hurting community college students?

June 10, 2015

Washington Post | Judy Scott-Clayton (Ph.D. '09)



ACT drops Compass placement tests, acknowledging predictive limits

June 18, 2015

Inside Higher Ed | Judith Scott-Clayton (Ph.D. '09)



Credit where taxes are due

July 4, 2015

The Economist | Cites Andrew Leigh (Ph.D. '04)  on who benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit.



Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington dissertation awarded Harvard University Richard J. Herrnstein Prize

April 27, 2015

Awardee | Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington (Ph.D. '14)... Read more about Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington dissertation awarded Harvard University Richard J. Herrnstein Prize



The Declining Labor Force Participation Rate: Causes, Consequences, and the Path Forward

July 15, 2015

Washington Center for Equitable Growth | By Elisabeth S. Jacobs (Ph.D. '08)



What Lower Labor Force Participation Rates Tell Us About Work Opportunities and Incentives

July 15, 2015

Economics 21 | By Scott Winship (Ph.D. '09)

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