GOALS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
CULTIVATE innovative cross-disciplinary metropolitan and urban research that improves public policy and
people’s lives
OBTAIN external university grants from governments,
private foundations and corporate institutions to support research
DEMONSTRATE American University's engagement
in Washington, DC.
ADVISORS
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Lance Freeman
Professor, Columbia University
AU 2030 FACULTY RETREAT
Paul Jargowsky
Professor, Rutgers University
Barbara Romzek
Dean, School of Public Affairs, American University
Blair Ruble
Vice President for Programs, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Clarence Stone
Professor, The George Washington University
Thomas Sugrue
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
William Julius Wilson
University Professor, Harvard University
METRO FACULTY FELLOWS
Michael Bader CAS
Angie Chuang SOC
Lewis Faulk SPA
Bradley Hardy SPA
Daniel Kerr CAS
Malini Ranganathan SIS
METROPOLITAN STUDIES
URBAN SPEAKER SERIES
MPC’S MISSION is to understand the intersections
among various social, economic and political processes
that influence metropolitan and urban landscapes. MPC
employs mixed methods to uncover, explain and propose solutions to important 21st century metropolitan
and urban challenges including affordable housing, equitable economic development, and regional governance.
PRIORITY AREAS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY
NON-PROFIT SERVICE DELIVERY
REGIONAL GOVERNANCE
UPCOMING EVENTS
PROJECT SUMMARY
Featuring cutting-edge urban/metro research from AU
faculty and graduate students and external university
guests.
ANNUAL SPRING LECTURE
The Spring 2015 lecture will be given by Harvard University Professor William Julius Wilson, who has transformed the way we think about metropolitan and urban
dynamics and policy.
GRANT COMPETITION
The MPC will be putting out a call for grant applications at the end of the Fall Semester. MPC will seed
three AU interdisciplinary research proposals, up to
$10,000 each, that investigate metropolitan and urban
topics.
CAPITAL DILEMMA
The MPC has a book contract with Routledge to publish an interdisciplinary anthology of essays written by
top scholars about urban and metropolitan issues in the
DC metro area.
DEREK HYRA
Director, Metropolitan Policy Center
hyra@american.edu
Please visit:
american.edu/spa/metro-policy
facebook.com/metropolicy
twitter.com/mpc_au