National Center for Suburban Studies^® at Hofstra University is a non-partisan research institution dedicated to promoting objective, academically rigorous study of suburbia's problems, as well as its promise. Rooted in the laboratory of Long Island’s diverse and aging suburbs, almost literally in the shadows of the iconic Levittown, the National Center will study a broad range of issues from local and national perspectives and, whenever possible, collaborate with researchers at other respected institutions. The suburbs have emerged as the nexus of dynamic demographic, social, economic and environmental change in New York and throughout the United States. The tasks of identifying, analyzing and solving the problems of suburbia are essential for the health of the country--and central to the National Center's mission.

Upcoming Conferences

• The Diverse Suburb: History, Politics and Prospects
  October 22-24, 2009

Press Releases

• National Suburban Poll Examines Diversity, Race Relations, Impact of Economic Crisis in Suburbs
  19-OCT-09
• Lawrence Levy Honored at Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Dinner 
  08-JUNE-09
• National Center for Suburban Studies Receives $15,000 Grant to Help Suburban Arts Communities
  14-APR-09
• National Center for Suburban Studies Releases Results of Only 2008 Presidential Poll to Focus Exclusively on Suburban Voters
  29-SEP-08
• Hofstra Launches Suburban Ecology Initiative with Boston College Unit to Create Healthy, Sustainable Communities
  29-APR-08
• Hofstra's Suburban Studies Center Expands Mission with National Focus
  25-OCT-07
• Newsday Editorial Writer Lawrence C. Levy to Head Hofstra's Center for Suburban Studies
  28-AUG-07