Haskins to Discuss Indicators of Poverty

OKLAHOMA CAPITOL -- Ron Haskins, Ph.D., co-director, Center on Children and Families at the Brookings Institution, will open a dialogue on different perspectives on poverty at noon, Dec. 7 in the Chesapeake Room of the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., Oklahoma City.
Haskins will discuss research that reveals both cultural and structural effects on people in poverty. Additionally, he will talk about the indicators of poverty and policy recommendations founded on four values-based premises regarding the appropriate role of government.

Haskins has served as senior advisor to the President for Welfare Policy at the White House, and has been a research professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Haskins has published books and articles on a number of topics, including intellectual development.

All lectures are sponsored by Oklahoma Department of Human Services Office of Planning, Research and Statistics and University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management. In addition, this lecture is sponsored by the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative and OKDHS Family Support Services Division. This yearlong series provides thought-provoking presentations by experts in their fields on Oklahoma’s emerging policy issues, trends and best practices. The lectures are free and open to the public. Lunch is available for purchase at the Oklahoma History Center.

For additional information, visit http://oucpm.org/lectureseries (Link opens in new window) or contact Lacey Schoonover at (405) 521-3552.

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