Summer workshop on teaching poverty

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now accepting applications for its inaugural Teaching Poverty 101 Workshop, to take place at IRP from June 2 through 6, 2013.

The summer workshop is designed to help college instructors plan college-level courses on the causes, consequences, and cures of poverty. It is open to all college faculty and instructors in any postsecondary institution—university, college, or community college.

A call for applications is attached, along with our request that you share it with potential applicants. Visit IRP’s website at http://www.irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/workshops/teachingpoverty101.htm for further details and a link to the online application form.