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Prof. Sigmund Shipp’s Urban Development Workshop Class Project Gets Media Attention, June 6

Urban Development Workshop project, "Hell Square: Contested Space on the Lower East Side (LES)", gets media attention. Client: LES Dwellers Research & Strategies Instructor: Prof. Sigmund Shipp Team: Gretchen Bank, Melissa Giroux, Francisco Sandoval Full press list: Bowery Boogie http://www.boweryboogie.com/2017/06/nightlife-saturation-hell-square-toxic-quality-life-spurs-crime-study-finds/NY Post http://nypost.com/2017/06/07/less-hell-square-is-now-an-alarming-hotbed-for-crime/Curbed https://ny.curbed.com/2017/6/7/15757192/lower-east-side-nightlife-quality-of-life-nycEater https://ny.eater.com/2017/6/7/15757942/les-bars-crime-hell-square-study Gothamist http://gothamist.com/2017/06/07/les_crime_nightlife.php  Fox Five News http://www.fox5ny.com/news/239916754-story

By |2017-06-17T23:17:16-04:00June 17th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Prof. Sigmund Shipp’s Urban Development Workshop Class Project Gets Media Attention, June 6

Urban Studies Major, Jair Moreira, Accepted in The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program

The program prepares academically promising undergraduate students who have an interest in attending graduate school. Eligible students who are accepted to the program attend a six-week summer program and an array of workshops, seminars, and lectures throughout the academic year which will enhance students' technical, writing, and research skills. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation workshops [...]

By |2017-06-17T22:22:52-04:00February 5th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Urban Studies Major, Jair Moreira, Accepted in The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program

MUP student Maggie Calmes and Gotham Gazette Reporter Samir Khurshid, ‘Fair Share’ Story Published in Gotham Gazette (Nov. 18 and 21)

MUP student Maggie Calmes and Gotham Gazette Reporter, Samar Khurshid's 'Fair Share' story published in two parts in the Gotham Gazette. Part 1, The City May Soon Have More Formal 'Fair Share'Discussion (November 18, 2016) and Part 2, 'Fair Share' Design Flaws, Flashpoints & Possible Updates  (November 21, 2016).            

By |2017-04-12T06:21:39-04:00December 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on MUP student Maggie Calmes and Gotham Gazette Reporter Samir Khurshid, ‘Fair Share’ Story Published in Gotham Gazette (Nov. 18 and 21)

MUP Students in Prof. Vengoechea’s Planning Studio Covered on NY1 News, October 19

MUP students in Prof. Pablo Vengoechea's Fall 2016 planning studio class, Downtown Commercial Corridors of Staten Island, are covered in NY1 News, "Graduate Students Seek Input on How to Revitalize North Shore", October 19, 2016. The students held a workshop with members of the community to seek input about their project.

By |2017-06-17T22:22:52-04:00October 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on MUP Students in Prof. Vengoechea’s Planning Studio Covered on NY1 News, October 19

Four MSUPL students are selected as NYS Excelsior Fellows 2016-2017

MSUPL students Samantha Chiafolo, Dina Amer, Wednesday Moore, and Rashad Dismute were selected as New York State Excelsior Fellows 2016-2017. The fellowship program is an initiative to bring highly talented graduates into government service. Fellows will be working over the next two year on high level policy initiatives at the state level.

By |2017-04-12T06:33:20-04:00April 19th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Four MSUPL students are selected as NYS Excelsior Fellows 2016-2017

Hunter UPP makes a terrific showing at the 2016 Urban Affairs Association conference in San Diego

Professors John Chin, Sigmund Shipp, Jill Simone Gross, current MS Urban Policy and Leadership Student Caitlin Ho, and ABD Marry Rocco (University of Pennsylvania and Hunter, MUP graduate) just returned from a fantastic Urban Affairs Association Conference in San Diego. They all made our Department shine, while bringing a strong lens to issues of social [...]

By |2017-06-17T22:22:53-04:00March 21st, 2016|News|Comments Off on Hunter UPP makes a terrific showing at the 2016 Urban Affairs Association conference in San Diego

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 [...]

By |2015-05-10T16:37:38-04:00April 23rd, 2015|News|Comments Off on Urban Studies Graduating Senior, Brian Lamberta, will be an Urban Fellow



MUP student Jeremiah Cox wins APA TPD 2015 Student Paper Competition

Jeremiah Cox, a graduate student in urban planning, is the first - prize winner of the 2015 student paper competition for the Transportation and Planning Division (TPD) of the American Planning Association (APA). The first -prize winner is awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Jeremiah's paper, "The Shrinking, Rural Intercity Bus Network: A Problem of Immobility [...]

By |2015-05-10T16:38:51-04:00March 25th, 2015|News|Comments Off on MUP student Jeremiah Cox wins APA TPD 2015 Student Paper Competition