News

June 2010

June 1st 2010
AHDP Director Sarah Burd-Sharps interviewed by PBS for “Need to Know” segment →

May 2010

May 7th 2010
Kristen Lewis & Sarah Burd-Sharps of SSRC’s American Human Development Project respond to David Brooks in the NY Times →

September 2009

September 18th 2009
CBS affiliate WWL-TV Channel carries story on SSRC's A Portrait of Louisiana, leads with stats on life expectancy for African Americans in New Orleans. →
September 14th 2009
Sarah Burd-Sharps, co-director of the American Human Development Project, contributes to Marketplace radio show’s coverage of French President Sarkozy and his statement about the limitations of GDP as a measure of well-being. →
September 11th 2009
SSRC’s American Human Development Project announces the release of A Portrait of Louisiana, available Sept 17. →

February 2009

February 6th 2009
Sarah Burd-Sharps is interviewed on WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi about human development in the state (video) →