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The New Orleans Initiative seeks to mobilize the vast and unique resources of the liberal arts institution — critical thought, rigorous education and robust social analysis — towards neighborhood-level revitalization projects in post-disaster New Orleans. By working alongside effected communities and youth, the Initiative creates replicable models for connecting the strengths of academic institutions with the real and pressing needs of local communities.
In the News...
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Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program Application is now online
Applications accepted until February 10, 2008 [read more] -
New Orleans Initiative joins Harvard Kennedy School of Government in second New Orleans Neighborhood Leadership Forum: Best Practices in Neighborhood Revitalization: Increasing and Sustaining Community Participation and Organization, December 1, 2008
The second in the Neighborhood Leadership Forum series, this day-long... [read more] -
Dr. Ed Blakely, Director of New Orleans Office of Recovery Management, lectures to Bard Urban Studies program
Dr. Blakely will speak on his work with community associations and city... [read more] -
Dr. Norman Francis, President of Xavier University and Chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, lectures to Bard Urban Studies program
Dr. Norman Francis will speak and answer questions on the Louisiana... [read more]