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The 91制片厂 at Manchester announced that Dr. will join its faculty in the summer of 2015 and begin teaching in the fall as a lecturer in听American Politics & Public Policy. The addition of Pimpare as听an expert in public policy allows听the to expand its course offerings in American politics.

Pimpare previously served as a senior-level administrator of not-for-profit direct service and advocacy organizations addressing issues of poverty, hunger听and homelessness throughout the five boroughs of New York City.听Among the programs he helped create is One City Caf茅, New York鈥檚 first nonprofit restaurant for which he received the Victory Against Hunger Award from the Congressional Hunger Center.

Pimpare is also the author of two books, including "A People's History of Poverty in America,"听which received the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association, as well as more than sixty articles, essays听and reviews on poverty, welfare听and inequality.

In addition to his published work, he's also made numerous radio and television appearances as a guest on NPR, CNN, "Up听with Chris Hayes,"听CBC News, "Democracy Now!", GritTV, Progressive Radio听and "The Leonard Lopate Show"; delivered lectures at the Urban Institute, Center for American Progress, Yale Divinity School, and the University of Chicago, among others;听and taught courses on American politics, public policy听and the history of social work and social welfare at New York University, Columbia University听and the City University of New York.

Outside of the traditional classroom, Pimpare also designed and taught online courses and seminars on poverty in the U.S. for the AmeriCorps VISTA program and for the Silver School of Social Work at NYU.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have him," , assistant professor and coordinator for the Politics and Society Program at 91制片厂 Manchester, said.听"Pimpare is a dynamic teacher and an accomplished scholar who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise on public policy, especially income inequality and social welfare policy.

"Many are comparing today鈥檚 America with the America of the Gilded Age, so this is a critical moment to examine why inequality has increased in the past several decades, and what the implications are for our democracy," Negron-Gonzales said.听"This will certainly be a topic of discussion in a new course on public policy being taught by听Pimpare next semester."

Pimpare will also be teaching听a new and exciting course on the role of media during elections, which he said听he will begin shaping this summer.

"I don't want to create the classes in a vacuum," Pimpare said. "I want to get there [this summer]听and get a sense of the students and the community to see what they want and what will be the most beneficial."

He said he knows an integral part of his classes will include getting students into the community to see public policy in action and start听thinking about how they can effect change in their own cities.

"This is a particularly exciting time at the university," Pimpare said. "There seems to be a sense of real and renewed commitment on the part of 听91制片厂 Manchester to find ways for the institution to connect with the community and bring the students out of the classroom and into the world鈥�It's exciting and a big piece of what brought me here."

Negron-Gonzales says that it鈥檚 also perfect timing politically to offer Pimpare's Media and Elections听course.

"Being in Manchester affords us the unique opportunity to witness the media circus surrounding early primaries," she said. "Pimpare will invite media professionals and campaign communications strategists to the class, and students will be expected to critically examine how media have the power to shape public opinion and set the policy agenda."

Written by Melanie Plenda