Esther F. Wattenberg papers 1960s-1980s
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University of Minnesota. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
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The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) was established in 1968 to assist communities across Minnesota find solutions to issues with housing, job placement, access to health and human services, crime and educational opportunities. The goal of CURA is to find avenues that allow faculty and staff of the University of Minnesota to work with groups and agencies in the local communities to find solutions to current problems. CURA also oversees the University's survey research center. ...
Wattenberg, Esther
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Esther Wattenberg was born on August 13, 1921 in London, Ontario, Canada. She earned her B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1941, her M.A. from the University of Toronto in 1944, and an additional M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1955. She has been a member of the staff at the University of Minnesota since 1964. In 1972, Esther Wattenberg was appointed jointly as an associate professor in the school of social work and as a researcher for the Center for Urban and Regional Affair...
University of Minnesota. School of Social Work
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Social work education was first initiated at the University of Minnesota in 1917 via the Training Course for Social and Civic Work program within the department of sociology. The program consisted of five years of course work, resulting in a Master's degree, with the first awarded to Mary Agnes Meier in 1918. The School of Social Work was officially established in 1942, awarding a master's level degree, while an undergraduate degree could be obtained through the department of sociology. In the e...
