The Politics of Land and Value
Mi Shih and Kathe Newman’s new edited volume, The Politics of Land and Value: Case Studies from Across the Globe, explores global case studies about land, market logic, negotiation and community values. A celebration of the book release will be held on Friday April 25 from 3-5pm in Room 261 at Bloustein.
Affordable Housing and Shelter on Faith Land Project
The Affordable Housing and Shelter on Faith Land project provides a baseline number of how many affordable housing developments have been built on faith land, where they have been built, and what the projects look like.
RWV Center Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Biannual Report (July-December 2025) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
Federally Assisted Housing in New Jersey
New report from the New Jersey State of Affordable Rental Housing (NJSOARH) team examines federally assisted housing in New Jersey.
Corporate Ownership of Small Residential Properties in Seven New Jersey Municipalities
Eric Seymour, Will Payne, Kathe Newman and Lauren Nolan published a new report on Corporate Ownership of Small Residential Properties in Seven New Jersey Municipalities. This report examines changes in corporate ownership of 1-to-4 unit residential properties in Asbury Park, Millville, Montclair, New Brunswick, Passaic, Phillipsburg, and West New York, New Jersey between 2010 and 2022.
Rent Control in New Jersey Report
In this report, we trace the history of rent control in New Jersey and describe it today, and we offer a set of ideas for the future.The Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement is a collaboration of university faculty, students and community development actors that seeks to enhance educational opportunities, facilitate innovative research, and build community development capacity.
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Highlighting student & faculty news, research and upcoming events.
Research
Center faculty and students conduct research on community development topics such as housing insecurity, community economic development, and community food security.
Research
Center faculty and students conduct research on community development topics such as housing insecurity, community economic development, and community food security.