Peter
Dreier is the Dr. E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics,
and director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Program, at Occidental
College in Los Angeles. He joined the Occidental faculty in
January 1993 after serving for nine years as Director of Housing
at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and senior policy advisor
to Boston Mayor Ray Flynn. He earned his Ph.D. from the University
of Chicago (1977) and his B.A. from Syracuse University
(1970). For more than three decades he has been involved in urban policy
as a scholar, a government official, a journalist, and an advocate
for reform. Professor Dreier has written widely on American politics
and public policy,
specializing in urban politics and policy, housing policy, community
development, and community organizing. He is a frequent speaker
on this topics to a wide variety
of professional, scholarly, and civic organizations.
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