CUNY Institute for Demographic Research

The CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR) was established by the City University of New York in 2007 as part of a significant commitment to launch New York’s first demographic research and training program, thereby producing an intellectually vibrant community of scholars in that field. It is comprised of affiliates from over seven of the 23 CUNY campuses. Building on more than 25 affiliates, CUNY is committed to hiring ten new faculty members over a five-year period beginning in 2006.

The graduate program will become an important source of masters and doctoral students trained in demographic studies, to fill the needs for basic and applied researchers not only in the metropolitan area but also internationally. The program will also promote new, more applied and interdisciplinary collaborations. The Institute’s affiliates play a leadership role in the instruction of courses that students may take to meet requirements for the doctoral, masters, or bachelors degree.

With CUNY’s demography cluster initiative, the University has created the Institute, a home where scholars can gather to exchange ideas and receive the support necessary to accomplish the research agendas they establish. This engagement takes many forms, including cross-campus collaborations of faculty and students, development and support for new research and training initatives, and a vibrant seminar series sponsored by the Institute, at which demographers from both CUNY and other universities and from within or outside academia present work of general interest.

The Institute is housed at Baruch College, in the School of Public Affairs, at 135 East 22nd Street (on Lexington Avenue) . Located in the same building is the New York Census Research Data Center (NYCRDC) .

The Director of the Institute is Professor Neil G. Bennett and the Associate Director, Professor Deborah Balk, both faculty members at the Baruch School of Public Affairs.

For more information, please contact:

Professor Neil G. Bennett, Director
CUNY Institute for Demographic Research
Box D-901
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 646 660-6779
Fax: 646 660-6784
Neil Bennett

Participants

Staff
Mark Hogan, Program Assistant

Faculty
Jennifer Goldstein, Assistant Professor
Helen A. Scharff, Distinguished Lecturer
Lynne A. Weikart, Associate Professor

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