Racial Foundations of Public Policy: Housing

Online Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Racial Foundations of Public Policy is a speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of action. Through it, we bring in renowned scholar-experts from across the country to be in conversation with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes, the founding

​Creating Opportunities to Succeed for Families Experiencing Homelessness in Detroit

Online Ann Arbor, MI, United States

This event will focus on describing common elements of family trajectories into family homelessness and housing instability, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), intergenerational trauma and poverty, and institutional and structural barriers to recovery from housing instability. Partners from COTS will share their current innovative approaches to supporting families to break the cycle of instability. Registration

Using Eviction Data to Inform City Housing Policy in Michigan

Online Ann Arbor, MI, United States

At our final event of the semester, housing experts will discuss the use of housing data to inform city policy. Robert Goodspeed will present eviction data from Michigan, highlight limitations of eviction data, and propose improvement mechanisms for data analysis to help create data-driven policy. April Faith-Slaker will discuss Detroit’s new Right to Counsel program