PRRAC Update

From the Latest Issue of Poverty & Race: The latest issue of our journal Poverty & Race is now available online and will be arriving in print subscribers’ mailboxes soon. Professor Danielle Wingfield’s Massive Resistance: Then and Now invites us to consider the parallels between efforts to stymie school integration in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education and current … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: New issue of Poverty & Race; SSAB transitions; holiday gift guide (November 25, 2025)

Proposed Rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Threatens Civil Rights: On November 13, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a proposed rule that, if it is finalized and goes into effect, would have a devastating impact on our collective efforts to ensure fair and inclusive access to credit in the United States. First, the proposed rule … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (November 13, 2025): Proposed CFPB rule; rural social housing; government re-opening

Reflecting on the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility: On October 17, 2025, PRRAC and our partners at Mobility Works hosted the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility in a space generously provided by the National Association of Realtors in Chicago, Illinois, with support from the Polk Brothers Foundation, AffordableHousing.com, CLPHA, CrossCountry Mortgage, … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 30, 2025): Federal civil service decimation; new PRRAC & NHLP publications

The Cynical Use of the Government Shutdown to Complete the Decimation of the Federal Civil Service: Reporting from Bloomberg CityLab with regard to HUD and EducationWeek with respect to the Department of Education captures how the Trump Administration has attempted to leverage the ongoing shutdown of the federal government to justify mass layoffs of dedicated civil servants. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 16, 2025): Federal civil service decimation; new PRRAC & NHLP publications

Register for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility before It Is Too Late: The registration period for the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility will close on October 6, 2025. The conference, which will take place in Chicago on Friday, October 17, 2025, is sure to be an enriching and energizing event. Panels will cover new research on the Housing Choice Voucher … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 2, 2025): Last chance to register for Housing Mobility Conference + 2025 Mobility Programs Report is here!