UMBC Community Leadership
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The Community Leadership programs at UMBC prepare aspiring and practicing leaders with the skills and experience needed to generate transformative social change. We help students develop greater self-understanding, engage with the assets and challenges of urban communities, hone practical leadership skills, and build personal and professional relationships that will support their growth as leaders.
Recent Submissions
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National mortgage settlement
(Iowa Research Online, 2012-10)On February 9 of 2012, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general and federal officials announced a landmark $25 billion national accord with the five largest loan servicers over mortgage foreclosure fraud and unacceptable ... -
Building communities and growing the economy: Economic impacts of Habitat for Humanity of Iowa in 2011
(Iowa Research Online, 2013-04)This report quantifies certain economic impacts of Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Iowa in 2011. We used regional input-output analysis to estimate the total impacts to the state's economy that result from money directly ... -
Increasing Affordable Housing in Iowa City
(UI Public Policy Center, 2013-09) -
Making affordable housing work in Johnson County
(Press Citizen, 2014-06-23) -
Opportunity knocks in Riverfront Crossings
(Press Citizen, 2014-12-01) -
Striking the right balance on housing
(Press Citizen, 2015-01-02) -
A Healthy Neighborhoods Approach in St. Louis
(Community Builders, 2014-03-05) -
Getting housing policies right this time
(Press Citizen, 2015-02-04) -
Common sense approach to affordable housing needed
(Press Citizen, 2015-06-23) -
Is Coralville balancing growth?
(Press Citizen, 2015-09-15) -
Iowa City's plan the right way forward
(Press Citizen, 2016-09-02) -
Founding leader Sally Scott departs Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition
(Press Citizen, 2017-07-03) -
Affordable Housing: Building an effective coalition
(The Eastern Iowa Gazette, 2016-11-25) -
Overcoming Barriers to Homeownership in Baltimore City
(Abell Foundation, 2020-07)