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Professor Roisman Testifies on Fair Housing
07/08/2008
On July 15, Professor Florence Wagman Roisman testified in Chicago at the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Hearings. The Hearings were Co-chaired by former HUD Secretaries Jack Kemp and Henry Cisneros. Professor Roisman presented on the role of federal, state and local government in perpetuating segregation and their obligation to advance fair housing in their activities, including the perpetuation of segregation in subsidized and affordable housing programs.
Professor Roisman is the William F. Harvey Professor of Law and an expert on housing discrimination issues.
