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Poverty and Economic Mobility

Saras Chung

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

June 12, 2026
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Huang installed as Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy

June 12, 2026
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WashU Experts: Trump accounts must have auto enrollment

February 10, 2026

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

February 4, 2026

Brown School students take social work lessons to local policy hearings

February 3, 2026

Brown School to fund practicums, provide stipends for social work students 

January 12, 2026

St. Louis guaranteed basic income pilot improved financial stability, study finds

December 9, 2025
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College remains a strong investment — even with student debt, study finds

November 13, 2025
Jason Jabbari

Jabbari receives grant to study social mobility

October 20, 2025

Opt-in enrollment could undermine Trump Accounts’ policy goals

August 15, 2025
Mitra Naseh

Naseh selected for national poverty scholars program

June 30, 2025
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Brown School faculty awarded $1.42M in grants to study economic mobility and wealth gaps

June 23, 2025
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