The Importance of Research and Data for Policy and Social Change – special time & place

Open to the public.
The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person and virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
Poverty Solutions panel moderated by Faculty Director Kristin Seefeldt, with panelists:
- Founding Poverty Solutions Faculty Director Luke Shaefer, who now is the City of Detroit’s chief executive of health, human services, and poverty solutions;
- Erin Frisch, senior deputy director of the Economic Stability Administration at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; and
- Zachary Rowe, executive director of Friends of Parkside in Detroit.
This panel will be part of a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Poverty Solutions at U-M; additional details on the celebration to come.
Also available on Livestream!
November 20, 2026
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
School of Social Work Building – 1840 (ECC)
Part of the Poverty Solutions Fall 2026 Speaker Series Event Series
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