Please join the Washington Institute for Public Affairs Research at American University in welcoming Sheldon Danziger, the President of the Russell Sage Foundation who will be delivering a lecture on Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy. Lecture from 2:00pm-3:00pm with a reception to follow.
Sheldon Danziger is among the nation's foremost experts on social policy and poverty. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and prior to his appointment as President at RSF, he was Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Director of the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan. He is the author of countless articles and 16 books on demographic and economic change, public policy and poverty. His most recent book, "Legacies of the War on Poverty," describes when and how well-designed government programs can reduce poverty, racial discrimination, and material hardships.
