PhD student Andrew Ward publishes gentrification op-ed in Cambridge Day

  • By: Matthew Dineen
Students in Loretta Lees’ Gentrification Studies course conducting field research in Central Square. “It’s so important for students to get out of the classroom and better understand the relationship between what they study and the ‘real world,’” says Andrew Ward (GRS’29,’29) (center).

In a new Cambridge Day op-ed, PhD student Andrew Ward utilizes his research from Professor Loretta Lees‘  Gentrification Studies class last semester. In the article  “Gentrification study of Central Square finds independent spirit that’s being sorely tested,” Ward presents findings from Cambridge Local First’s inaugural State of Small Business report to demonstrate the rapid pace of gentrification in the Central Square neighborhood. You can read the full piece online here.

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