Assistant Professor Jovanna Rosen was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer about community benefits agreements and the new Sixers arena.
News
Nadia Mian presented at the Monarch Housing Conference
Nadia Mian was part of a panel along with Victoria Barreca from Enterprise Community Partners, and Sajan Philip from Cardinal Impact Advisors discussing "Having Faith in your Community" at the Monarch Housing as a Human Right Conference in October 2024.
Will Payne featured on Rutgers Today
Will Payne's research on "review bombing" was featured on Rutgers Today.
Kathe Newman and Ben Gerlofs Appointed New Book Review Editors for the Journal of Urban Affairs
Kathe Newman and Ben Gerlofs (University of Hong Kong) were named the new book review editors for the Journal of Urban Affairs, a journal of the Urban Affairs Association.
Housing Conference and Photos
The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) in collaboration with the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement, the Rutgers Center on Law, Inequality and Metropolitan Equity, and the Rutgers Center for Urban Research and Education hosted a hybrid...
Cara Cuite on NPR
Cara Cuite was interviewed for an article for NPR on storm evacuations. Read the article here.
Eric Seymour on NJ State Policy Lab Blog
Eric Seymour published another blog post on the NJ State Policy Lab's blog discussing the use of parcel data to identify trends in corporate owned housing. Read the blog here.
Hudson County Rental Housing Profile
This report serves as a resource to better understand the landscape of rental housing in the county, patterns and trends, and affordability challenges.
Passaic County Rental Housing Profile
This report serves as a resource to better understand the landscape of rental housing in the county, patterns and trends, and affordability challenges.
Homelessness in New Brunswick and Programs to Address It
This report identifies the challenges that emergency service organizations and their clients are experiencing as they attempt to access, or consider accessing, the existing service infrastructure and to identify areas of unmet need.
Recent Updates
Carmelo Ignaccolo Publishes New Book!
Carmelo Ignaccolo, along with Giovanna Fossa and Brent D. Ryan, published their book, Small-Town Renaissance: Bridging Technology, Heritage and Planning in Shrinking Italy.
Eric Seymour publishes new blog post on “Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey”
Eric Seymour recently published a new blog post on "Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey." The article examines 1-4 unit properties in the state where corporate owners are purchasing property and the policy implications. This work is part of a larger effort to...
Amara Thompkins selected to be a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Graduate Fellow
Amara Thompkins is a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Community Development Graduate Fellow. Through the Fellowship, Amara has been paired with Pratt Area Community Council Inc. (IMPACCT Brooklyn), a nonprofit community development...
Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Binnual Report (Jan-June 2025) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
Congratulations to Soo Yeon Lim, Bernice Amankwah and Zehra Mahdi
Three RWV Center student researchers won awards this past month. Congratulations to Soo, Bernice and Zehra! At the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting (March 24-29, 2025) PhD Candidate Soo Yeon Lim presented a chapter from her dissertation work,...