Past Events
Hidden City Tours Powelton
Hidden City Philadelphia
Exploring Powelton
When: Saturday, Sept. 21st, 1PM
Where: Meet at Hawthorne Hall, 3849 Lancaster Ave.
Hard Time in America: The Causes, Consequences, & Future of Mass Incarceration in the US
An SAS Knowledge By the Slice Lecture, featuring a panel discussion…
Book Talk: Greg Heller, Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern Philadelphia
- Sep 16, 2013
- 5:30PM – 6:30PM
Please join Penn IUR for a talk with author Gregory Heller who will speak about his book, Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of…
The State of the US School System Today - Free Lunch
Penn Education Society
Melanie Young, Urbs Junior and new VP for Penn Education Society (PES), would like you to know about their first event of the semester:
Revisting Ed Bacon's Legacy and the Future of Planning in Philly
Hosted by Next City
A recent biography of Philadelphia’s most famous urban planner, Ed Bacon, has refreshed a discussion about the role of planning in our city. Known for his work on urban renewal, Bacon left his mark on the city in…
The Metropolitan Revolution: Philadelphia as a Model for the Nation
Hosted by The Academy of Natural Sciences
Please join the Honorable Michael Nutter, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Brookings Institution, Next City, and The Reinvestment Fund to discuss how our major cities, and the networks of…
Urban Studies Alumni Brunch
Calling all alumns: Coming to Penn's Alumni Weekend? Stop by and join us for brunch at the Urban Studies headquarters!
Saturday, May 11th from 11:00am to 1:00pm eastern time.…
Urban Studies Senior Honors Presentations
Calling all Urban Studies Majors: Our Urban Studies senior honor students have spent the spring semester refining their fall senior seminar papers. Join us as they present their work! The presentations will give you…
Graduate Colloquium: "At the Intersection of Identity and Finance: Redefining Value and Subjectivities through the Lens of Affordable Homeownership"
Please join us for the next Urban Studies Graduate Student colloquium, with coffee, croissants and conversation on Tuesday March 19, 9:30-11am, in the Office of the Institute of Urban Research, Meyerson…
Graduate Colloquium: "An International, Green, Connected City: The Politics of Aspirational City Planning in Cairo"
Please join us for the next Urban Studies Graduate Student colloquium, with coffee, croissants and conversation on Tuesday March 19, 9:30-11am, in the Urban Studies Office, McNeil Building Room 130…