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Penn Urban Studies Welcome to Urban Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Penn Urban Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Kian Goh as the 43rd Annual Public Lecturer in Urban Studies. The event i...
08/31/2026

Penn Urban Studies is delighted to welcome Dr. Kian Goh as the 43rd Annual Public Lecturer in Urban Studies. The event is free and open to the public with a light lunch to follow. This should be a terrific day to celebrate Kian's wonderful work and the program writ large.

Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4gsAfWH

Y’all ate all the 🥯! Thanks for coming by and hanging! So happy everyone is back!
08/28/2026

Y’all ate all the 🥯! Thanks for coming by and hanging! So happy everyone is back!

Great opportunity to see peer research in action!
08/27/2026

Great opportunity to see peer research in action!

Co-director and former Co-Director of URBS, team up to host a panel and public conversation about their new book, School...
08/27/2026

Co-director and former Co-Director of URBS, team up to host a panel and public conversation about their new book, Schools for Sale with University of Chicago Press ! We will gather on 9/24 at Stiteler 259 to discuss an urgent issue for urban school districts, including Philadelphia, who are selling their neighborhood public schools en masse.

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HfWDftuchbz9iJHC8TzmpBpV3gYpzlpMsb5JHNjpxVs/edit

Please consider attending!
08/27/2026

Please consider attending!

Amazing opportunity for our students, especially urban ed and secondary ed minors! Check it out!
08/27/2026

Amazing opportunity for our students, especially urban ed and secondary ed minors! Check it out!

Come check out at the NSO academic fair! We will be here until 12:30 with stickers and tons of literature about opportun...
08/24/2026

Come check out at the NSO academic fair! We will be here until 12:30 with stickers and tons of literature about opportunities in URBS! And inter-school minors with Penn GSE and Wharton Undergrad Real Estate !

Come on through next Friday to reconnect with fellow URBIES! We missed you guys!
08/20/2026

Come on through next Friday to reconnect with fellow URBIES! We missed you guys!

First URBS event of the year, a screening Councilmember Isaiah Thomas Council Member Isaiah Thomas's Driving Equality le...
08/20/2026

First URBS event of the year, a screening Councilmember Isaiah Thomas Council Member Isaiah Thomas's Driving Equality legislation + public conversation with Keir Bradford Grey ! Jon us in the 4th Floor Commons! All are welcome!

Check out URBIE Sauvanie 🇭🇹 ‘26 leading today’s march with New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia ! ✊
08/07/2026

Check out URBIE Sauvanie 🇭🇹 ‘26 leading today’s march with New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia ! ✊

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