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Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking evening with Matthew Desmond, a Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist and one of today\u2019s most influential voices on poverty and inequality.<\/h3>\n

April 30, 2025 | 6:30PM<\/strong>
\n5:30 – Doors Open
\n6:30 – Presentation with book signing to follow<\/p>\n

FREE | Registration Recommended<\/strong><\/p>\n

UWM Student Union, Wisconsin Room
\n2200 E Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211<\/p>\n

Matthew Desmond is a Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist and Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University. Renowned for his groundbreaking work on poverty and inequality, he is the author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2017. His latest book, Poverty, By America, challenges conventional perspectives on poverty and exposes the societal structures that perpetuate it. Through his writing and research, Desmond seeks to ignite action toward greater economic justice and equality.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the foremost advocates for economic justice and equality.<\/p>\n

CLAIM YOUR TICKET<\/a><\/p>\n

UWM Students\/Faculty\/Staff:<\/strong> Please use the Single Sign On Option when signing in to see your respective ticket type.<\/p>\n

This event is sponsored by: The Beatrice Martin Kershner Social Justice Fund
\nHosted by: UWM’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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