Do luxury apartments lower rents—or raise them?

A new study co-authored by CURA’s Tony Damiano examines how high-end development affected nearby rents in Minneapolis during a period of rapid growth. #Housing #Minneapolis

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UMN Student Jobs Apply TodayThe University of Minnesota has thousands of job opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience, hone your professional and personal skills, and contribute to your campus commu...

We're looking for a Graduate Research Assistant that will support the Strategic Planning and Initiatives department in assessing Hennepin County’s "federated model" of organizational design. To find this position and more, visit UMN Student Jobs and search "CURA."

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UMN Student Jobs Apply TodayThe University of Minnesota has thousands of job opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience, hone your professional and personal skills, and contribute to your campus commu...

The Resilient Communities Project is hiring summer graduate student research assistants from the U to assist tribal government agency staff with research or technical assistance projects. Go the U's hiring site for Students and search "Tribal Government Research."

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UMN Student Jobs Apply TodayThe University of Minnesota has thousands of job opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience, hone your professional and personal skills, and contribute to your campus commu...

CURA is hiring research assistants! Head to the UMN Job Search site and search for student jobs using "CURA."

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Safe and Sheltered: How Tenant Organizers Protect Their Neighbors in Minneapolis  — Shelterforce To protect themselves from ICE, many families are staying home; tenant organizers are pushing for eviction moratoriums to keep them safe.

A report from @shelterforce.bsky.social interviews CURA researcher Kenton Card "Right now, we are seeing the largest volunteer grassroots effort that I’ve ever seen, and I study these things for a living."

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Neighborhoods Now! includes 4 one-day sessions, a follow-up think tank sessions with fellow organizers, a planned field action, and guest speaker programs. Throughout the course, participants will have access to 1-to-1 assistance from CURA staff.

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Ishmail Malik Holt-Shabazz: 2026 Exemplary Community-Engaged Professional Award YouTube video by University of Minnesota Office for Public Engagement

CURA is excited to share that Ishmail Malik Holt-Shabazz who is the Director of Neighborhood Leadership and Organizing won the Exemplary Community-Engaged Professional Award from the Office of Public Engagement at the U of M.
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Build your community organizing skills with CURA's innovative Neighborhoods Now! program – a week-long intensive training designed to help you create meaningful change in your community. Sign up today: airtable.com/appFb7ETu9BA...

Is Rent Stabilization an ‘Effective Approach’? Most rent stabilization ordinances exempt new construction for a number of years, allowing developers and landlords to charge market-rate prices for those units.

CURA Director Ed Goetz recently wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe and it's sparking conversation all over in the LA Progressive. www.laprogressive.com/housing-and-...