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—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on WCCO's "News & Views With Susie Jones" to discuss the spread of poverty into the first ring suburbs.
—Professor Myron Orfield will be the College of Continuing Education's November "Headliner," where he will discuss "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality" and explore the economic, environmental, and…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted on MinnPost.com on a new Brooking Institutions study showing growing suburban poverty. Orfield said that while suburbs are getting poorer, "It's not all of them. It tends to be…
—An article in the Huffington Post about the impact of Hurricane Katrina six years ago included a reference to a report by the Institute on Race and Poverty (IRP) issued in May 2010, which found that the…
—Professor Myron Orfield, a former Democratic state senator from Minnesota, was quoted in a TIME magazine article on Michele Bachmann entitled "The True Believer." Orfield said Bachmann is a sincere believer…
—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio in a piece entitled "Housing Market Decline Contributes to Increased Gap in Wealth Between Groups." Orfield said home values didn't drop equally across…
—Myron Orfield, Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Institute on Race & Poverty (IRP), will speak at the White House on Monday, July 18, at a summit, entitled "Forum on First Suburbs, Inclusion,…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a New York Times article "Another Squeeze on Small Business: Rising Property Taxes." Property tax relief is more apparently available for homeowners and big business…
—In February, Minneapolis Public School (MPS)Superintendent Bill Green submitted a resolution to the MPS school board for the district to pull out of membership in the West Metro Education Program (WMEP). In response…
—Professor Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race & Poverty, was interviewed for an article in TwinCities.com, titled "For Minnesota's minorities, the good life isn't as good." According…
—Professor Myron Orfield was a guest of Jearlyn Steele, host of WCCO radio's Steele Talkin' program. The Sunday evening program covers regional topics of interest ranging from politics and education to…
—Minnesota Public Radio featured Professor Orfield in their recent story detailing the partisan voting divide between central city and suburban citizens. Data and maps compiled by Orfield's Institute on Race…