itiatives, and provides training in the technical and analytic skills necessary for careers in government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. Urban Economic Development Policy This concentration consists of courses on the theory and practice of contemporary local development policy. Our expertise is particularly strong in the analysis of urban labor marketsthe sources of underemployment, the so-called spatial mis-match between where workers live and where the jobs are located within metropolitan regions, how job seekers and employers find one another, and which public and private institutions work best to facilitate that matching. This labor market focus extends to the study of racial and gender discrimination in housing, schools, and jobs, as well as to the changing structure and effects of immigration. Finally, this concentration is concerned with the role of public infrastructure and strategies to promote private and public investments in local business enterprise that can create jobs and add to the wealth of urban residents, especially in communities of color. Faculty and students work on a rich mix of studies and provide technical assistance to community groups, city and state agencies, and even to particular private corporations. The program in Urban Policy Analysis and Management is on the roster of programs of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) in accordance with NASPAA's standards for professional programs in public affairs. The program is an institutional member of the Urban Affairs Association and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) and has been designated by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation as eligible for Woodrow Wilson fellowships for minority students who have completed the APPAM summer institutes. The program has a chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for public administration. KOZOL-Savage Inequalities reflection----...
