Research Colloquium Series

The Research Colloquium Series disseminates results of research on nonprofits and the nonprofit sector and to build a community of university and community scholars. Colloquia include presentations by HBI-funded researchers as well as nationally recognized scholars.

Fall 2012 Schedule

The research colloquia marked with an asterisk (*) are offered via videoconferencing courtesy of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. They originate at IUPUI where they are offered as part of a doctoral seminar in research methodology.

Please RSVP to Barbara Duffy, bduffy@uwm.edu, if you plan to attend, as seminar materials are distributed beforehand, and dates and locations may change.

*September 4● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
What Should Social Investors Invest in, and with Whom?—Richard Steinberg (Economics and Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI)

*September 18● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
Community Reconstruction after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake: A Reflection on Participatory Development Theories--Ming Hu, Graduate Student, Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI

*October 9● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
CANCELLED

*October 23● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
"Wage Gaps and Worker Motivation in the Nonprofit Sector"--Daniel Jones (AbD in Economics, University of Pittsburgh)

*October 30● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
"Raising Charitable Children: The Effects of Verbal Socialization and Role-Modeling on Children's Giving"--Ye Zhang and Mark Wilhelm (Economics and Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI)

*November 13● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250--CANCELLED
TBA—John Stanfield II (African American and American Diaspora Studies & American Studies; Cultural Studies, & Sociology, Indiana University)

*November 20● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Lubar Hall S250
"Red Cross Society in Imperial China: 1904-1912"--Yannan Li (Philanthropic Studies Doctoral Candidate, IUPUI)

*November 27● 11 am-12:15 pm ● UWM Enderis 264 (Note New Location)
Importing Democracy: The Role of NGOs in South Africa, Tjikstan and Argentina--Julie Fisher Melton, Kettering Foundation Associate