• April NKU Think Tank with Matthew Desmond

    Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United States

    In his book Evicted, Matthew Desmond examines how disruptive the loss of housing is to a family’s stability. Jobs are put at risk, as parents scramble to find housing after an eviction. Children may miss school days or be forced to relocate to a new school, perhaps even to a different city.  Securing money for rent becomes […]

  • Community In Crisis: Understanding Housing Insecurity

    Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United States

    Join Matthew Desmond at Greaves Concert Hall at Northern Kentucky University, sociologist and Pulitzer Prize winner, as he discusses his powerful book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”

  • Diane Guerrero – “In the Country We love – My Family Divided”

    Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United States

      The Activities Programming Board, at Northern Kentucky University, is partnering with some incredible campus departments and organizations (NKU Student Government Association, Alpha Psi Lambda and NKU Study Abroad) to bring Diane Guerrero to our campus on Thursday, April 12 at 7pm. Diane is best known for her acting career and her current roles in Orange is […]

  • FYI: A Conversation with Reyna Grande

    Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United States

    Book Connection author Reyna Grande will speak on immigration and the American Dream Held at Northern Kentucky University in the  Votruba Student Union Ballroom (519 Johns Hill Road Highland Heights, KY 41076) Free advance tickets are required and can be obtained by emailing firstyearprograms@nku.edu 

  • Economic Inequality Summit

    Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United States

    Learn about the situation on the ground from those who live and work to improve the economic equality in our community. Use that knowledge to affect your daily and long-term relationship with the community and see what you can do to build a more just neighborhood. Conversations led by David Singleton Director and Professor Ohio […]