Poverty Research IRP
@IRP_UW
IRP, @UWMadison, is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States.
Join us for this great webinar Wednesday! Our panelists will present their research on programs including career, technical & vocational education, community colleges, and opportunities like apprenticeships & how to maximize the returns for participants. irp.wisc.edu/resource/curre…
Join us for this great IRP webinar on 7/23! "Current Research on Alternative Educational and Training Pathways," with Dr. Maura Kelly of @Portland_State, @DiXu24980271 of @UCIEducation & @doughesm of @bclynchschool. Find out more and register here: irp.wisc.edu/resource/curre…
Join us for this great IRP webinar on 7/23! "Current Research on Alternative Educational and Training Pathways," with Dr. Maura Kelly of @Portland_State, @DiXu24980271 of @UCIEducation & @doughesm of @bclynchschool. Find out more and register here: irp.wisc.edu/resource/curre…

Congratulations to IRP 2025–2026 National Dissertation Awardees Menna Mburi of @UNC & @rrosales433 of @Brown_SPH @BrownHSPP! The award supports outstanding dissertation projects that explore issues of poverty and economic mobility in human services.


🎧Great new podcast episode! 🎧 @LucieGSchmidt of @Smith_Economics & @NBERPubs describes the safety net landscape before 1996, and how specific programs and overall coverage have changed since welfare reform was put in place. irp.wisc.edu/resource/lucie…

Tomorrow (Wed. 5/28)! You can still register here to attend this great webinar (or to get the recording emailed to you after). irp.wisc.edu/resource/work-…
Sign up now for this webinar on 5/28! Our panelists will discuss the stated goals of work requirements and how they function in practice, as well as what they mean for the experiences of eligible individuals and families. irp.wisc.edu/resource/work-…
Congratulations to IRP Graduate Research Fellow Anna Walther for receiving this year's Dissertation Research Fellowship! Her dissertation is titled "Essays on the Social Safety Net, Economic Insecurity, and Inequality during the Transition to Parenthood." irp.wisc.edu/training/irp-d…

Sign up now for this webinar on 5/28! Our panelists will discuss the stated goals of work requirements and how they function in practice, as well as what they mean for the experiences of eligible individuals and families. irp.wisc.edu/resource/work-…
📢Register now for this great upcoming webinar! 📢 "Work Requirements and Safety Net Coverage," with @ChloeNEast of @cudenver, Michael Karpman of @urbaninstitute & Chima Ndumele of @YaleSPH. irp.wisc.edu/resource/work-…