Affordable Housing Panel with Robin Kniech

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

First Fridays With the School of Public Affairs
First Fridays: Affordable Housing in Colorado — CU Denver Research & Response

Friday, March 7, 2025

CU Denver School of Public Affairs would like to cordially invite you to a First Friday Breakfast Series event.

Join CU Denver’s School of Public Affairs for an insightful discussion on the affordable housing crisis in Colorado, featuring faculty experts from CU Denver. This panel will explore the current challenges in affordable housing, including its effects on unhoused populations, as well as how CU Denver is addressing the issue through research, education, and community engagement.

Moderated by Dr. Tanya Heikkila, SPA professor and co-Director of the Center for Policy and Democracy, the session will focus on the innovative research underway at CU Denver and the critical training future policymakers and professionals need to address this pressing issue. CU Denver faculty panelists include:

  • Robin Kniech, J.D., Director of the New Directions in Politics and Public Policy, Department of Political Science
  • Dr. Carrie Makarewicz, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Dr. Annie Miller, Associate Dean of Student Success and Strategic Initiative, School of Public Affairs
  • Dr. Pepe Sanchez, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs

In person: Terrace Room (2nd floor), Lawrence Street Center, 1380 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80204

Virtually: Zoom

Programming:
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Check-in and light breakfast for in-person attendees
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. Programming for in-person and virtual attendees

Thank you to Accelerated Impact Solutions for supporting this event!

Register Today!

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