Past Events
ZONING: Intended and Unintended Consequences
URBAN STUDIES PUBLIC CONVERSATION SERIES:
CAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT BE A VEHICLE FOR EQUITY IN PHILADELPHIA?
Since 2001, Urban Studies at Penn has…
Urban Studies Book Talk
Co-Sponsored by The South Asia Center, & the Penn South Asia Studies Department
The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta
Author: Kushanava Choudhury
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VACANT LAND: Transformation for what and for whom?
URBAN STUDIES PUBLIC CONVERSATION SERIES:
CAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT BE A VEHICLE FOR EQUITY IN PHILADELPHIA?
Since 2001, Urban Studies at Penn has…
Sensing the City | Penn IUR Event
Join Penn IUR and the Humanities, Urbanism, and Design (H+U+D) Colloquium for the semesterly presentation, "Sensing the City". Moderated by Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Domenic Vitiello, Assistant Professor of City…
2017-2018 Development & Equity
URBAN STUDIES PUBLIC CONVERSATION SERIES:
CAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT BE A VEHICLE FOR EQUITY IN PHILADELPHIA?
Since 2001, Urban Studies at Penn has…
34th Annual Public Lecture: Max Page
“Why Historic Preservation Matters: Building a More Just City”
Max Page, Professor of Architecture and History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will deliver the 34th Annual Urban Studies Public Lecture. The title of the lecture is “Why Historic…
2017 Alumni Brunch
2017 Alumni Weekend with Urban Studies
Brunch and gathering:
10:30AM - 12:30PM
(Note: Our original plan for a tour following the brunch has been cancelled.)
Urban Studies Honors Presentations
Take a break during Reading Days, come out for a snack and to support your fellow Urbies! Our Urbs Honors students will be presenting on their final research projects - come see where a good URBS 400 idea can take…
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America
We are pleased to co-sponsor a panel discussion of Yale Law Professor James Forman, Jr.'s new book, …
Mass School Closures and the Politics of Race, Value and Disposability in Philadelphia
Presenters: Julia McWilliams & Erika Kitzmiller
Discussant: Elaine Simon, Co-Director Urban Studies Program
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