Navigating Town-Gown Dynamics in New Haven, CT

Through a history of urban renewal projects to expand its campus, influence on zoning laws, and its tax-exempt status, Yale University has helped to entrench patterns of racial segregation and inequality between downtown New Haven and surrounding neighborhoods. Sociologists Adam Pittman and Cassi Meyerhoffer will examine how living in poor, segregated neighborhoods close to Yale University affects residents’ daily lives. They will conduct interviews and participant observation for their study.