Barry Checkoway

Arthur Dunham Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work; Professor Emeritus; Social Work/Urban and Regional Planning

barrych@umich.edu

Office Information:

School of Social Work, 3840 SSWB, 1080 S. University,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
phone: (734) 763-5960

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; LACS Faculty; ASC Faculty; African Studies Center

Education/Degree:

PhD, History, University of Pennsylvania, 1977
MA, History, University of Pennsylvania, 1971
BA, Wesleyan University, 1969

About

Professor Barry Checkoway is an internationally-recognized scholar and practitioner on youth empowerment, neighborhood development, and community change. His projects and publications draw on work with grassroots groups, community agencies, and government programs in the South Bronx, Detroit, Mississippi Delta, central Appalachia; and in South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with support from the World Health Organization, Ford Foundation, Kellogg Foundation and other institutions.

He worked with the White House in 1990 to launch AmeriCorps, then served as founding director of the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program, Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, Michigan Youth and Community Program, and Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity.

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