Former Director of @IRP_UW. Professor @UWMadSocialWork.
Joined November 2014
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8 Aug 2019
Congrats to @marcyjcarlson—my friend and a wonderful scholar—on being elected vice president of @PopAssocAmerica!
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
6 Aug 2019
Proposals for IRP's Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships are due on August 12.
Read the call at irp.wisc.edu/wp/wp-content/u…
25 Jun 2019
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-emerg…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
17 Jul 2019
@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?
16 Jul 2019
To substantially reduce child poverty, additional investments will be required, which could come in the form of means-tested or universal supports. ifstudies.org/blog/the-nas-r… @LM_Berger @marcyjcarlson
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
16 Jul 2019
New IRP Focus on Designing More Effective Child Support Policies.
Read the full issue at irp.wisc.edu/resource/focus-…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
25 Jun 2019
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-emerg…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
2 Apr 2019
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.
ALT Jen Blatz Strive Together IRP New Perspectives talk, April 2nd, 2019, 4pm.
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
19 Feb 2019
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/u…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
8 Jan 2019
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-dissertati…
ALT Call for applications page at https://www.irp.wisc.edu/2019-dissertation-proposal-workshop-call-for-applications-due-2-1-2019/
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21 May 2018
Important work from Christina Gibson-Davis and @CPercheski: "Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest." nytimes.com/2018/05/18/opini…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
1 May 2018
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/othe…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
2 Mar 2018
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/semi…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
7 Feb 2018
Check out the new fact sheet on Suburban Poverty by the IRP/@MorgridgeCenter poverty studies intern, Will Maher. irp.wisc.edu/publications/fa…
(with thanks to @scottwallard for helpful comments)
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2 Feb 2018
Terrific TED talk on race and justice by my friend and colleague @DavidJPate: youtube.com/watch?v=cK6xF-v_…
Lonnie Berger retweeted
25 Jan 2018
Angus Deaton in the New York Times: "The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem" nytimes.com/2018/01/24/opini…
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10 Jan 2018
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. x.com/IRP_UW/status/95115975…
10 Jan 2018
Big congratulations to the 2018 @TheAAPSS fellows, including former IRP Director Maria Cancian of @UWLaFollette & @UWMadSocialWork and IRP Affiliate Jane Waldfogel!
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
15 Nov 2017
Welcome to all of our speakers and participants at today's workshop on Promoting Work and Well-Being among Low-Income Men!
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
13 Nov 2017
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/applica…
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
20 Sep 2017
Call for applications: IRP's National Poverty Fellows postdoc program is now recruiting for 2018-19. Apply at irp.wisc.edu/postdoc/applica…
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14 Sep 2017
Big congratulations to @jmcollinswisc on this well-deserved award! x.com/FINRAFoundation/status…
13 Sep 2017
@FINRAFoundation awards Ketchum Prize to Dr. J. Michael Collins, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison for service & research bit.ly/2h3bPYD
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Lonnie Berger retweeted
2 Aug 2017
New issue of IRP's Focus explores how poverty early in life affects kids' life chances. irp.wisc.edu/publications/fo…
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