{"id":9269,"date":"2026-03-23T10:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=9269"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:37:33","slug":"28th-annual-student-research-forum-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/event\/28th-annual-student-research-forum-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"28th Annual Student Research Forum, Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Racial Capitalism and the Remaking of the American City<\/h2>\n
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Bench Ansfield, author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s keynote speaker is\u00a0Bench Ansfield<\/strong>\u00a0(Assistant Professor of History, Temple University and an urban historian of racial capitalism), author of\u00a0Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(W. W. Norton, 2025).<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event also includes a juried senior capstone and graduate\u00a0student\u00a0poster session following a buffet lunch, a USP alumni panel where students can hear from and connect with practitioners working in Milwaukee across a variety of fields in the public and private sector, an awards ceremony, and a reception following the keynote presentation.<\/p>\n

Event Details:<\/strong>
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, May 8, 2026
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a011:30 \u2013 4:00 PM
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a051ÁÔÆæ\u00a0Student\u00a0Union Alumni Fireside Lounge (2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, 53211)<\/p>\n

Program:<\/strong><\/p>\n