urban studies

Prof. Peter Kwong in Panel Discussion, “Chinatown is Not For Sale”, Oct. 22

Prof. Peter Kwong talks about the growing impact of art galleries in Chinatown at the town hall meeting,"Chinatown is Not for Sale", October 22, 2016. For more details, read "Artists and Gallerists Grapple with Ways to Slow Gentrification in Manhattan’s Chinatown".

By |2017-04-12T06:22:12-04:00October 28th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Prof. Peter Kwong in Panel Discussion, “Chinatown is Not For Sale”, Oct. 22

UPP Prof. Peter Kwong Quoted in NY Times Article, July 20, 2016

UPP Distinguished Prof. Peter Kwong is quoted in NY times  article, "Jeremy Lin Is Back in New York, and So Is a Glimpse of the Old Linsanity", Liz Robbins, ( 2016, July 20). As the only Chinese-American in the N.B.A., Mr. Lin represents a new “model minority,” said Peter Kwong, a professor of urban affairs at [...]

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Prof. Jill Gross, MSUPL Program Director, Serves Second Term as Chair of the Urban Affairs Association

Prof. Jill Simone Gross, Director of the M.S. Urban Policy and Leadership program, was elected to serve a second term as Chair of the Urban Affairs Association. The second term runs from spring 2016 to spring 2017.

By |2017-04-12T06:36:33-04:00March 23rd, 2016|News|Comments Off on Prof. Jill Gross, MSUPL Program Director, Serves Second Term as Chair of the Urban Affairs Association

UPP Prof. Matthew Lasner interviews with VICE on Affordable Housing in New York City

UPP Prof. Matthew Lasner and Alicia Glen, New York Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development interview with VICE on affordable housing in New York,"Can New York Save Itself from Out-of-Control Rents?", November 8, 2015. Prof. Lasner shares his views on Mayor de Blasio’s ten year housing plan. For further reading click here.

By |2017-04-12T06:07:04-04:00November 26th, 2015|News|Comments Off on UPP Prof. Matthew Lasner interviews with VICE on Affordable Housing in New York City

UAP students win scholarships

We are so excited to congratulate two of our students for their amazing accomplishments this semester. Joshua D'Ambrosio, an urban studies undergraduate student, has received the Wells Fargo Scholarship, which awards undergraduate students and students obtaining a master’s degree in real estate to attend the Urban Land Institute fall meeting that's taking place this week. [...]

By |2014-10-24T11:57:35-04:00October 24th, 2014|News|Comments Off on UAP students win scholarships