The year 2008 marks 40 years since the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. The Act protects
individual rights and fosters residential integration. This forward-looking conference focused on
research, policies, and programs that move beyond anti-discrimination enforcement to examine
the other barriers to integration. More than 70 researchers, policymakers, and community leaders
from universities, government, and non-profit organizations attended this conference and worked
toward an action agenda for the future.