March 2, 2005
Speaker Series
Dr. Ann Markusen, keynote speaker
“The Artistic Dividend: The Arts’ Hidden Contribution to Regional Economic Development”
4:30 pm in Greene Hall
Fesler-Lampert Professor of Urban and Regional Affairs; Director, Project on Regional and Industrial Economics Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota

May 7, 2005
10th Annual Student Forum
“Cities after Urbanism”
Keynote Address: Dr. Douglas Rae, Yale University
4:15 pm in the UWM Student Union
Wisconsin Room, E250 and E260

November 4, 2005
Urban Tsunami: Irregular Settlement Development
Professor Enrique Martin-Moreno, University of Iberoamericano, Mexico City
4:30 pm in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, AUP 170
Co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs, The School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

December 1, 2005
Speakers Series
“An Irony of Segregation” Exploring the Dependence of the Voting Rights Act on a Legacy of Injustice
Gabriela Sandoval, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz
4:30 pm in Greene Hall, UWM campus
Co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs, The Roberto Hernandez Center, and Department of Sociology