Dr. Paynter Heads New Project Studying Affordable Housing

Dr. Sharon Paynter of the Dept. of Political Science is heading the Rural Opportunity Grant Program study, funded by the SECU Foundation. The study, which began in August of 2020, will run through July of 2021. Together with partners in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, and Northampton Counties, ECU and its partners will focus on challenges related to affordable housing.