Dr. Leslie Wilson (Moderator)
•Montclair State University
•Joint appointment in History and the Center of Pedagogy
Poverty and its Impact on Educational Progress: Focus on Environmental Racism
Dr. Christina Collins
•United Federation of Teachers-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff
•Lead Researcher and Policy Coordinator
Education, Economics, and Poverty in Newark
Dr. Howard Gillette
•Rutgers‐Camden
•Professor of History
Poverty in the Context of a Dual Housing Market
Dr. Wayne Glasker
•Rutgers‐Camden
•Associate Professor of History and Director of the African American Studies Program
Reducing Poverty in Newark: Urban Job Initiatives
Dr. Thomas A. McCabe
•Rutgers‐Newark
•Visiting Professor in the History Department
Education in Newark Schools: Miracle on High Street
Dr. Chris Rasmussen
•Fairleigh Dickinson University
•Associate Professor School of History and Political Science
Historical Dimensions of Violence: Anti-poverty Efforts in New Brunswick, 1967
Dr. Bryant Simon
•Temple University
•Director of American Studies/Professor
Urban Renewal(s): “For Whom Are We Rebuilding Our Cities?” Learning About Newark From Atlantic City Casinos
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