Event Recap: Zipcar Co-Founder on the Future of Urban Transportation
Robin Chase is hopeful we can make the changes needed to avoid “transportation hell.”
Events
Dr. Janice Berry Talks “Settler Colonialism” at Cities@Tufts Kickoff Event
Raising broader questions about the possibilities for decolonizing urban planning and policy-making.
“Community Power” Colloquium Brings UEP Alumni, Students Together for Impactful Discussion
Guest speakers and organizers Bob Terrell and Khalida Smalls talked inspirations, challenges, and hopes for the future.
Boston Learns from Jackson, Mississippi
Post adapted from UEP Senior Lecturer and Director of Community Practice Penn Loh’s personal blog. See original post here. On Saturday April 28, the Solidarity Economy Initiative hosted “Learning… Read More »Boston Learns from Jackson, Mississippi
UEP Student Panel on Policy and Planning for Immigrant Communities Digs Deep Into Personal and Professional Stories
Immigration has come to the forefront of our national dialogue as policymakers weigh decisions that may upend and jeopardize the lives of millions of people… Read More »UEP Student Panel on Policy and Planning for Immigrant Communities Digs Deep Into Personal and Professional Stories
On the Present, Past, and the Struggle for Land Justice
On Wednesday, September 20th, Grassroots International hosted a reading and panel discussion with authors of a new book from Food First, entitled Land Justice: Re-imagining Land, Food, and the Commons in the United States. Held at the Tufts Health Sciences Campus, the event was co-sponsored in part by the Tufts Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy (UEP) program, Friedman Justice League, and Friedman Student Council. Current UEP/AFE dual degree student Kathleen Nay reflects on what she learned.
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Sunshine Week offers lessons in government transparency
The following post was written by UEP student Tom Nash. Sunshine Week, a nationally celebrated government transparency event held around James Madison’s birthday, usually serves… Read More »Sunshine Week offers lessons in government transparency
BARROS: As social safety nets erode, local entities need to step up
The federal government is failing the poor, said John Barros, and this is a time to rethink what is happening on the local level. “We… Read More »BARROS: As social safety nets erode, local entities need to step up
UEP Students Complete 9 Field Projects in Spring 2016
Each spring, UEP’s first year MA students work on teams for the entire semester on projects with real-world partners through the Field Projects course. This… Read More »UEP Students Complete 9 Field Projects in Spring 2016
UEP/Friedman Student Tessa Salzman Reflects on Geography 2050 Conference
I attended the Geography 2050 Conference of the American Geographical Society on Thursday and Friday November 19th and 20th in New York City as an… Read More »UEP/Friedman Student Tessa Salzman Reflects on Geography 2050 Conference