The State
of the South

State of the South is a platform for exploring how—and if—Southerners are reckoning with contemporary economic, social, and environmental challenges. We will examine these issues with the awareness that equity cannot be assumed, but must be designed.

Article

Making College Accessible to Everyone: A Q&A with Russell Lowery-Hart, President Amarillo College

Education

Jun 27, 2018

Article

MDC expands economic mobility and postsecondary success team

Employment

May 01, 2018

Article

Dodson at State of the South launch: “The South is simultaneously moving forward and falling back”

Southern Culture & Narrative

Apr 11, 2018

Article

MDC’s State of the South 2018 calls for Southerners to “recover their courage” and build a region where all can belong, thrive, and contribute

Southern Culture & Narrative

Apr 10, 2018

Report

State of the South 2018: Recovering Our Courage

The South

Apr 09, 2018

Article

MDC to release State of the South 2018 on April 10

MDC News

Apr 09, 2018

Video

Mdc 2013 Lecture Series Building Equity And Opportunity In A Southern City: From Paved Streets To Paying Jobs

Policy & Systems Change

Feb 21, 2018

Video

Not a Crime To Be a Poor: a Conversation with Peter Edelman

Economic Security & Mobility

Feb 16, 2018

Report

Transferring Success

Education

Jan 26, 2018

Manual

Building Community by Design – An Extract

Policy & Systems Change

Jan 21, 2018

Report

2018 FFN report

Education

Jan 20, 2018

Report

State of the South 2007: Philanthropy as the South’s Passing Gear

The South

Jan 18, 2018

Report

State of the South 2014: Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity for the Next Generation

The South

Dec 18, 2017

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