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Your completed peer evaluation form is due on May 15 via the form below. Please allow yourself about 20 minutes to complete this form – it will require some thought. Please note that completion of this form counts for your… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone, I’ve listed your presentation times as Macaulay has them alongside your group on the research project page, please check there and confirm that everything is correct. -Jake

Hi Class, please upload your 2-page written description from your observation of the Rent Guidelines Board meeting

Hi everyone – for tomorrow and Tuesday’s classes, I assigned you a series of Rent Guidelines Board reports to read/skim. These are reports that are produced every year, and are used by the RGB to determine proposed rent increases. Updated… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone, I’ll mention this in class today, but please click on this link, go to Student Information, and make sure that one person from your group signs up. Again, only 1 person per group should sign up. Make sure that it… Continue Reading →

Hi all – I hope you had a good break and are energized to focus on rent regulation for the next 6 weeks or so! Here are a few clarifications and reminders about this week: It’s not on the syllabus,… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone — for Thursday’s class, we are guiding your reading responses. Imagine that Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kevin Williamson are meeting in a coffee shop to discuss reparations. Write a dialogue of approximately 400-700 words between the two men, starting… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone, Based on your responses to the final group topics, we’ve sorted you into four groups as follows: State and City Division of Responsibility Victoria, Sierra, Serena, David Should Rent Regulation Exist? Michelle, Roy, Asiyah, Richard Owner Interests Christian, Brianna, Joseph, Paul, Jacqueline Tenant Interests Dil,… Continue Reading →

Hi everyone – if you haven’t already, please fill out the form below before class tomorrow. Anyone who doesn’t will be randomly assigned a group. If you’ve already filled this out, do not do it again.

Hi class, Please fill out the form below

Hi class, just a quick reminder that tomorrow is a CUNY Monday schedule, and because of that I will not be holding my regular office hours. As always, if you have any questions or would like any tech- or non-tech… Continue Reading →

Hi class, A couple quick reminders about your maps since I’m seeing people post things differently: Title your map layer with your last name only. Please be sure to embed your map into a post that is titled simply with your… Continue Reading →

Hello everyone, The link for the personal housing history paper is now active. Please submit your paper as a PDF using the submission form, on the assignment page here. Please also feel free to ask me any questions while you… Continue Reading →