October 10, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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“Real World Perspectives”: U-M Poverty Solutions Fall Speaker Series

Every Fri. (except Oct. 3). Weekly lectures by scholars and social workers, followed by Q&A.

Oct. 10: Detroit Phoenix Center founder & CEO Courtney Smith on “Detroit’s Rapid Rehousing Program Designed by Youth, for Youth: A Panel on Meaningful Youth Engagement.”

Oct. 17: U-M public health professor William D. Lopez on “The High Cost of Mass Deportation.”

Oct. 24: University of Utah pharmacy professor Joey Mattingly on “The Economics of Medication Access: Drug Prices, Insurance Design, and the Patient Experience.”

Oct. 31: We the People of Detroit founder & CEO Monica Lewis-Patrick on “Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water Justice.”

Noon–1 p.m., 1840 School of Social Work Bldg., 1080 South University. Also via livestream at tinyurl.com/um-real-world. Free. [email protected].

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