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Mark Rank

Rank wins award for ‘Random Factor’ book

September 10, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

Mark R. Rank, the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social...
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WashU Expert: Why are refugees with jobs still living in poverty?

September 9, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

For newly resettled refugees in the United States, getting a...
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Assistance needed in Aisle 1: What Missouri WIC families face

September 2, 2026 • Health Equity and Justice, Poverty and Economic Mobility

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children...
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WashU researchers launch next phase of wealth-building research

August 12, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

Researchers at the Center for Social Development (CSD) in the Brown...
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Public benefits ‘cliffs’ can trap low-wage workers, study finds

July 29, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility, Social Work

New research from Washington University in St. Louis argues that...
Jason Jabbari

Brown School researcher receives grant to study college persistence among low-income students

July 13, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the WashU Brown School,...
Notebook page with 'American Dream' text, a key decorated like the American flag, and a small house cutout on a wooden surface.

WashU Expert: Is the American Dream in serious trouble?

June 22, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

Fewer than half of Americans today, 49%, believe that all...
Saras Chung

Chung receives Spencer Foundation grant to study postsecondary options in St. Louis

June 12, 2026 • Education and Youth Development, Poverty and Economic Mobility

The WashU Brown School’s Social System Design Lab has received...
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Huang installed as Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy

June 12, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility

Jin Huang has been installed as the Irving Louis Horowitz Professor...
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WashU Experts: Trump accounts must have auto enrollment

February 10, 2026 • Policy and Systems Change, Poverty and Economic Mobility

Widespread promotion has started for so-called Trump Accounts, including an...

Guaranteed income improves food security for Black households in Georgia, study finds

February 4, 2026 • Health Equity and Justice, Poverty and Economic Mobility

Guaranteed income programs may reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition...

Brown School students take social work lessons to local policy hearings

February 3, 2026 • Policy and Systems Change, Poverty and Economic Mobility, Social Work, Students

When a tornado tore through the St. Louis region last...