This event will bring together a variety of stakeholders to discuss the recession and the current slow economic recovery in Michigan.

Researchers Sarah Burgard and Kristin Seefeldt will present results from the Michigan Recession and Recovery Study (MRRS), based on recent interviews with more than 800 households in the Detroit area.

Featured panelists include Sarah Burgard, associate professor of sociology; Sheldon Danziger, H.J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy; Harvey Hollins III, director, Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives, state of Michigan; Bill O'Brien, director, Harriet Tubman Center, Detroit; Rochelle Riley, columnist, Detroit Free Press; and Kristin Seefeldt, assistant professor of Social Work, U-M.