Calvin Brown, MUP Alumni and DCP Planner, Featured in Article on East Harlem’s Rezoning Plan
Calvin Brown, MUP Alumni and DCP Planner, is featured prominently in "City’s East Harlem Plan Tracks Community Blueprint", Citylimits.org, October 19, 2016. For further reading, click here.
Hunter MUP alum, Ryan Rzepecki, wins contract to manage Portland’s bike share system
Ryan Rzepecki,Hunter MUP 2009 alum is CEO of Social Bicycles (SoBi), an NYC-based company that recently won a contract to manage Portland's bike share system. Click here to read the article, "Portland says bike share coming in 2016, names bicycle supplier"
Urban Studies Graduating Senior, Brian Lamberta, will be an Urban Fellow
The Urban Affairs and Planning Department proudly congratulates Brian Lamberta on becoming a 2015-2016 Urban Fellow. The Urban Fellows Program is sponsored by The City of New York and administered by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). The program is designed to introduce America's finest college students and graduates to local government and public [...]
Hunter UAP faculty and alumni in the news: see Full News Feed (below)
It's been an active time for our faculty and alumni in the news. Mark Levitan, who teaches courses on poverty and inequality at Hunter UAP, was featured in The New York Times for his work on redefining the poverty index. One of our alumni, Daniel Campo, recently published The Accidental Playground: Brooklyn Waterfront Narratives of the [...]
Hunter UAP alumna publishes article in The Cyprus Review
Thomael M. Joannidis, MSUA '06, recently published an article, Identity in Conflict: An Exploration of Gender across Ethnicity in Cyprus, in The Cyprus Review. As detailed in the abstract, the protracted ethnic conflict in Cyprus has meant that life on the island is typically framed in terms of ethnicity, putting the main communities – Greek [...]
Hunter UAP alum Adolfo Carrion, Jr. enters NYC mayoral race
Adolfo Carrion, Jr., MUP '89, has formally announced his candidacy for NYC's upcoming mayoral race. Carrion previously served as the first director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs in the Obama administration, and as Bronx Borough President.
Planning and Community: A Conversation with Mitch Silver
Mitchell Silver, MUP ’93, one of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning’s most prominent graduates, is the first recipient of the department’s newly created Robert C. Weaver Distinguished Service Award. Silver is president of the American Planning Association (APA), a 43,000-member organization that provides leadership in community development. The award was presented during a [...]