The U-M Community is invited to an Environmental Law and Policy Program (ELPP) Lecture on April 9, 2013 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Hutchins Hall (Room 250), with a reception to follow.
This special event will feature a talk by Rip Rapson, president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, a $3.1 billion private foundation based in metropolitan Detroit and founded by S.S. Kresge in 1924. An attorney and expert in urban policy, Rapson assumed leadership on July 1, 2006, and quickly initiated a multi-year transition to expand and recalibrate Kresge's grantmaking.
Seven strategically focused programs – in arts and culture, community development, education, environment, health, and human services – seek to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and opportunity in underserved communities; improving the health of low-income people; supporting artist expression; increasing college achievement; assisting in the revitalization of Detroit; and advancing methods for dealing with climate change. Rapson received his law degree from Columbia University.
Event Co-Sponsors Include: The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), U-M Energy Institute, Erb Institute, Graham Sustainability Institute, Program in the Environment (PitE), School of Education, School of Natural Resources & Environment (SNRE), School of Public Health, and Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.