ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS

There are many ways to stay in touch with URBS:

  • Join the University of Pennsylvania Urban Studies Alumni group on Linkedin.  This group is limited only to urban studies current students and alums for career networking purposes.  Just search for the page on Linkedin and request to join.
  • Sign up for the Urban Studies listserv. We'll notify you about upcoming URBS events on campus.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Joe Portelli (2010) in the news

    Joe Portelli, URBS2010, was quoted in a 4-25-2012 New York Times article "The Art of Remaking a Downtown." 

  • Stephanie Lerner (URBS2011) published in The Foundation Review

    Stephanie Lerner's honors thesis was published in the most recent issue of The Foundation Review, a peer-reviewed Journal of Philanthropy.  The article, titled "Next-Generation Philanthropy: Examining a Next-Generation Jewish Philanthropic Network," is based on her senior seminar research that led her to conclude that the Millenials are changing the philanthropic terrain. The article's key points are that mobility, a strategic orientation, and technological adeptness are among the qualities that have contributed to this change, while philanthropic priorities transcend generation.

  • Congratulations to Urbs Alum Dave Dobkin (2010) on winning honorable mention for his Penn Design team's ULI entry

    Penn Design teams wins honorable mention in ULI competition, link.

  • Debra Kurshan named as 2011-2012 White House Fellow

    Debra Kurshan, Brooklyn, NY. Debra Kurshan (URBS Alum 2000) most recently served as a consultant with the Recovery School District in New Orleans, Louisiana. She worked directly with the Superintendent to develop the strategic vision for the district.

  • Naomi Kaplan's (URBS 2011) honors thesis on alternative currency published

    Announcing the publication of a new paper on IJCCR: www.ijccr.net International Journal of

    Community Currency Research

  • Hayling Price published in Harvard Journal of African American Policy

    An article written by Hayling Price, URBS '09, was recently published in the Harvard Journal of African American: A Seat at the Table: Place-Based Urban Policy and Community Engagement

  • Felicity Wood URBS '92, published in the Local Government Auditor Quarterly

    Felicity Wood (URBS '92) compares the City of Bell, CA to Enron in her article "Bellron", published in the Local Government Auditor Quarterly. She offers recommendations for other cities to avoid similar financial scandals.

  • Brian Cohen (URBS 07, GSE '09) blog on Urban Education

    Brian Cohen (URBS 07, GSE -09) is a math teacher at the High School of the Future in West Philadelphia. He writes a blog called "Making the Grade" to share his insights on education in general as well as his experiences working in the Philadelphia School District.

  • Daniel Schwartz, URBS '10, published in Dissent Magazine

    Daniel Schwartz, class of 2010, was recently published in Dissent Magazine. His article, "Searching for a New Sanctuary Movement," represents the culmination of Daniel's research on immigration reform, carried out in conjunction with his Urban Studies Honors class in spring 2010 and his senior seminar paper of the previous term, entitled "Recruiting for Sanctuary: Explaining Involvement in the Original and New Sanctuary Movements of Philadelphia."

    Daniel is currently a researcher and filmmaker for the international design firm, Urban-Think Tank at ETH Zürich.

  • Amy Walters, 1996

    Amy Walters, class of '96, consults full-time on World Bank projects providing financing, implementation support, and advisory services for education and early childhood development to governments in the Latin America and Caribbean region.