This course was spectacular. Professor Desmond is a gem of human. The seminars were three hours long but flew so fast as we spent each week discussing a new theme related to Poverty. It was a privilege to have taken this class, and the content is so important. Take it, take it, take it.
I am so glad I took this course. Professor Desmond was a fantastic professor, and it felt like he truly cared about us and our work. I will remember this course for the rest of my time at this school, not just because of what I learned through the coursework, but also because of the people who undertook the course.
I'll never forget this class. Professor Desmond and my classmates completely changed the way that I view poverty and what can be done about it. Although the conversations could at times make the world seem like a dark place, I think the class left me with a sense of hope.
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This graduate seminar, which will run the second half of the Fall 2023 semester, offers students an opportunity to better understand the nature of poverty in America today. Students will investigate poverty by drawing on history, social-scientific research, and reporting. Each week we will discuss a question central to understanding the causes…
The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages?
This undergraduate…