Lonnie Berger

Congrats to @marcyjcarlson—my friend and a wonderful scholar—on being elected vice president of @PopAssocAmerica!

Proposals for IRP's Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships are due on August 12. Read the call at irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/…

@LM_Berger (Director of @IRP_UW) and I wrote a piece for @FamStudies about the @theNASEM report on child poverty. Reducing child poverty is good for kids and good for the economy. But will the U.S. rise to the challenge?

New IRP Focus on Designing More Effective Child Support Policies. Read the full issue at irp.wisc.edu/resource/focus…

IRP invites applications from junior scholars from underrepresented racial/ethnic populations for its Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships., Two fellows receive $20k in flexible funding, plus mentorship and networking opportunities. irp.wisc.edu/2019-2020-emer…

Today at IRP, we're so pleased to welcome @JenBlatz, President and CEO of @StriveTogether, who will be giving a talk on "Transforming Systems to Improve Outcomes: Pathways to Economic Mobility for Every Child." @DrTovaWalsh will be responding. Join us at 4pm, 159 Ed. Bldg.

Poverty scholars from underrepresented groups: Want to spend a week in residence at 1 of 9 U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers member institutions during the 2019-2020 academic year? Applications are due on March 1. irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/…

IRP & @RaceandWealth seek applications from preproposal phd students from underrepresented groups for the 3rd annual Dissertation Proposal Workshop at Howard Univ., May 19-25. Applications due on 2/1, 2019. irp.wisc.edu/2019-dissertat…

Important work from Christina Gibson-Davis and @CPercheski: "Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest." nytimes.com/2018/05/18/opi…

If you're in Madison on Friday, join us to hear Richard Rothstein talk about his book, The Color of Law for IRP's annual Lampman Lecture. May 4, 4:00-5:30 pm, 159 School of Ed. Building irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/oth…

Carol Graham (@cgbrookings) will be @UWMadison on Tues., March 6 to talk on "Unequal Hopes, Lives, and Lifespans in the U.S.: Some Insights from the New Science of Well-being." Katherine Magnuson will be the respondent. irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/sem…

Check out the new fact sheet on Suburban Poverty by the IRP/@MorgridgeCenter poverty studies intern, Will Maher. irp.wisc.edu/publications/f… (with thanks to @scottwallard for helpful comments)

Terrific TED talk on race and justice by my friend and colleague @DavidJPate: youtube.com/watch?v=cK6xF-…

Angus Deaton in the New York Times: "The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem" nytimes.com/2018/01/24/opi…

Congratulations to all of the recipients, with an especially heartfelt congrats to my phenomenal mentor and friend, Jane Waldfogel, and my phenomenal colleague and friend @UWMadison, Maria Cancian. twitter.com/IRP_UW/status/…

Welcome to all of our speakers and participants at today's workshop on Promoting Work and Well-Being among Low-Income Men!

Postdoc recruitment: National Poverty Fellows program seeks 1-2 fellows to begin in mid-2018 in residence @OPRE_ACF. Info at irp.wisc.edu/postdoc/applic…

Call for applications: IRP's National Poverty Fellows postdoc program is now recruiting for 2018-19. Apply at irp.wisc.edu/postdoc/applic…

Big congratulations to @jmcollinswisc on this well-deserved award! twitter.com/FINRAFoundatio…

New issue of IRP's Focus explores how poverty early in life affects kids' life chances. irp.wisc.edu/publications/f…