Read to serve on June 27 panel with U.S. Housing Secretary

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan will be among the speakers for the discussion “Strengthening Neighborhoods and Making Affordable Housing Possible,” scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, in McKnight Hall in the Cone University Center.

Dustin Read, assistant professor of finance and director of the Center for Real Estate, also will participate in the program.

Part of the 49er Democracy Experience, this event is presented by Charlotte in 2012, a nonpartisan, nonprofit local organization, as part of the "Access to America" dialogue series.

Register to attend this free event online at http://accesstoamericajune27.eventbrite.com/.