Faculty News

UPP Chair Joseph Viteritti Writes a Series of Articles on the New York City Charter, April 2019

UPP Chair Joseph Viteritti is writing a series of articles on the New York City Charter for City Limits magazine, as a panel appointed by the mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents and city council is conducting the most comprehensive review and revision of the document undertaken in thirty years. Part 1: Charter Debate is a Moment for NYC to Change—or Confirm—its Identity [...]

By |2019-04-21T00:25:05-04:00April 21st, 2019|Faculty Profile, News|Comments Off on UPP Chair Joseph Viteritti Writes a Series of Articles on the New York City Charter, April 2019

UPP Prof. Sigmund Shipp Wins the APA 2019 Grant Award

The APA Divisions Council has recently announced the winners of its 2019 Grant Awards. Profs. Sigmund Shipp and Jeffrey Lowe (Associate Prof at Texas Southern University) were awardees. Their research project entitled, "The First Generation of Black Planners Speak Their Truths" focuses on the first black professional planners and their work in major cities as they [...]

By |2019-07-03T11:20:58-04:00March 19th, 2019|Faculty Profile, News|Comments Off on UPP Prof. Sigmund Shipp Wins the APA 2019 Grant Award

Prof. Victoria Johnson’s Book is Nominated for The 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Associate Professor Victoria Johnson's book American Eden has been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the biography category.  https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-la-times-book-prize-finalists-20190220-story.html

By |2019-04-21T00:08:28-04:00March 19th, 2019|Faculty Profile, News|Comments Off on Prof. Victoria Johnson’s Book is Nominated for The 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize

A New Edition of UPP Chair Prof. Joseph Viteritti’s Book, Choosing Equality, is Published in China

A Chinese translation of UPP Chair and Professor Joseph Viteritti's book, Choosing Equality, has been published by Guangxi Normal University Press in China. The book, Choosing Equality: School Choice, the Constitution, and Civil Society was originally published by the Brookings Institution Press twenty years ago this year and has a new preface. The new edition is the second in a [...]

By |2019-07-03T11:21:20-04:00March 19th, 2019|Faculty Profile, News|Comments Off on A New Edition of UPP Chair Prof. Joseph Viteritti’s Book, Choosing Equality, is Published in China

UPP Chair Prof. Joseph Viteritti Paricipates in a Q&A with John Lentz of City & State Magazine, Feb. 2, 2019

UPP Chair Professor Joseph Viteritti participated in an "Ask the Experts" Q&A with John Lentz, Editor-in-Chief of City & State magazine, about "What Can Amazon Do to Sell its HQ2 Plan in New York City" (February 5, 2019).

By |2019-07-03T11:21:42-04:00March 15th, 2019|Faculty Profile, News|Comments Off on UPP Chair Prof. Joseph Viteritti Paricipates in a Q&A with John Lentz of City & State Magazine, Feb. 2, 2019