Past Events
Book Talk with Domenic Vitiello
The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia
Domenic Vitiello introduces his new book, The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia in a book talk in October.
2022 URBS Honors Presentations
Please join us to hear this year's Urban Studies Honors students describe their research!
If attending in person, we will be in the URBS office, 4th floor McNeil, with Dizengoff for snacks.
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The Paradox of Urban Revitalization
Progress and Poverty in America's Postindustrial Era
Dr. Howard Gillette, Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers-Camden introduces his new book, The Paradox of Urban Revitalization.
Racial Discrimination in Housing: How Landlords use Algorithms and Home Visits to Screen Tenants
The 2022 Gordon S. Bodek Lecture on Interracial and Interfaith Relations will feature Eva Rosen, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy.
Designers, Ecosociologists, Human Geographers, and Urban Ethnographers
A New Wave of Soviet City Planning Expertise, 1968-1975
Speaker: Michael Brinley: PhD Candidate, History Department
Discussant: Domenic Vitiello, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and City Planning
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Gordon Fellows Info Session
Come hear from previous Fellows about the Urban Studies Gordon Fellowship, which offers $5k in summer funding for an 8-10 week (otherwise unpaid) internship. We'll talk about the application process, and help you…
Translanguaging in Classrooms with Multilingual Speakers
Speaker: Shiyu Jiang || PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania, Educational Linguistics at GSE
Discussant: Dr. Kate Menken || Professor of Linguistics and TESOL, Queens College…
Practicing Cooperation: Mutual Aid beyond Capitalism
Urban Studies is a co-sponsor of this upcoming conversation with author Andrew Zitcer, hosted by Jamila Medley, via Kelly Writer's House.…
Virtual Alumni Chat Series
Interested in social justice and urban law? Nonprofit and philanthropic work? Want to learn more about where Urban Studies can take you? Join us to learn more!…
