Events

Michael Emerson, provost and professor of urban studies at North Park University in Chicago, and a Kinder fellow at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Kevin T. Smiley, assistant professor in the department of sociology at the University at Buffalo, will discuss and sign their new book "Market Cities, People Cities: The Shape of Our Urban Future."

Honoring Angela Blanchard | Featuring Stephen Klineberg

Lisa Gray of the Houston Chronicle will join Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, to discuss his book "Talk City: A Chronicle of Political Life in An All American Town." The book chronicles Fulton's time as mayor of Ventura, California. Book signing to follow.

Local and national experts hold a discussion about resilience strategies and how those strategies can shape our affordable housing system. Join us for this half-day event that explores municipalities' responses to acute disasters like Hurricane Harvey and approaches to long-term resilience planning.

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research welcomes New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as guest speaker for a talk about the Lessons Learned in New Orleans.