Tag Archive: Rachel Meltzer

Urban Policy Professors Publish Article in Housing Policy Debate Journal

Professors of Urban Policy Rachel Meltzer and Alex Schwartz have published an article in Housing Policy Debate, a leading journal in the field, about the effect of housing affordability on health among renters in New York City. In their article, entitled “Housing Affordability and Health: Evidence From New York City,” Meltzer and Schwartz find that higher out-of-pocket rent burdens […]

Faculty News: Professor Rachel Meltzer Publishes Article “Teaching Policy Analysis Through Integrated Client-Based Projects”

Urban Policy professor Rachel Meltzer recently published an article entitled  “Teaching Policy Analysis Through Integrated Client-Based Projects” in the Journal of Public Affairs Education. This article discusses the Urban Policy program’s experiential, client-based curriculum, especially the Laboratory in Issue Analysis. Professor Meltzer highlights the importance of client-based projects, not only for the students enrolled in […]