Category: Go Big Read 2016-2017: Evicted
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is Chosen as the 2017-18 Go Big Read Book
Posted on May 2, 2017Today, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor, Rebecca Blank, announced that the forthcoming 2017-2018 Go Big Read book is to […]
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Evicted Wins Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Posted on April 12, 2017It is with much pride we share that this year’s Go Big Read text, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by UW […]
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Go Big Read Art on Display in Teaching and Learning Programs Office
Posted on April 4, 2017This past fall we shared that the Wisconsin School of Business’s direct admit LEAD course and the Go Big Read program had […]
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HUD Faces Major Cuts Under Proposed 2018 Budget
Posted on March 28, 2017On March 8, The Washington Post reported on considered budget cuts to HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, within the yet […]
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Gov. Walker’s New Budget Proposal Includes Funding to Fight Homelessness
Posted on March 10, 2017Street Pulse, Wisconsin’s Homeless/Marginalized Newspaper, recently reported exciting news surrounding Governor Walker’s 2017-2019 Executive Budget: the proposed state budget will include major […]
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Awards & Honors for Evicted
Posted on February 16, 2017Last week, it was announced that Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City had won the distinguished Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in […]
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Gentrification – Consequences, Impacts, & Eviction
Posted on February 7, 2017For a background on the themes discussed in this article, check out Part I of this two part series on gentrification, Gentrification – Understanding […]
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Gentrification – Understanding & Context
Posted on January 17, 2017Gentrification – Understanding & Context is Part I of a two part series on gentrification and its consequences. Stay tuned for Part […]
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Links between Race & Eviction in Dane County
Posted on November 22, 2016On the UW campus, the lunch hour tends to be a sacred refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It’s […]
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Art and Go Big Read: How Curriculum, Creativity, and Evicted Intersect on Campus
Posted on November 16, 2016This week Wisconsin School of Business students and the Go Big Read program partnered to harness art as a means to further […]
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So You’ve Read the Book – What Now?
Posted on November 15, 2016Whew, it’s been a busy semester. Over ten thousand students and faculty on campus have read and discussed “Evicted” in their classes […]
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Reliving Matthew Desmond’s Visit
Posted on November 10, 2016Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, visited this past Tuesday, November 1st, giving eager students, faculty, and […]