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The mission of The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® is to advance the goals of suburban sustainability, social equity, and economic development through research, education, and public outreach.
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Celebration of Suburban Diversity
Save the Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Join us for this annual event as we raise funds for diversity-related research and scholarships. This event is dedicated to the ideal that we can be stronger for our differences if we come together to appreciate them.
About the Center
Mission
The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to promoting the study of suburbia's problems, as well as its promise. Rooted in the laboratory of Long Island’s diverse and aging suburbs and in the shadows of the iconic Levittown, the National Center researches a broad range of issues at local, national, and international scales. The suburbs have emerged at the nexus of dynamic demographic, social, economic and environmental change in New York and throughout the world. We seek to understand the suburbs via academically rigorous research that encompasses the natural and social sciences and the humanities. The goal of the center is to identify, analyze, and solve the problems of suburbia, especially in areas of sustainability, social equity, and economic development.
Research Objectives Meet the Administration, Faculty, and Students
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Publications
The Storm, the Strife, and Everyday Life: Sea Changes in the Suburbs
Foreword by Larry Levy
Forging a New Housing Policy: Opportunity in the Wake of Crisis
Christopher Niedt and Marc Silver
