Recent News
Jun 8 2016 | Stanford News, "The Dish"
Urban Studies Senior Amy Tomasso received first place in the Creative Writing Program's Creative Nonfiction competition for her piece "Me, my mother." Congratulations, Amy!
Jun 8 2016 | Stanford News
The Program on Urban Studies, and its Human Cities Initiative, will collaborate with the Stanford Arts Institute on a new fellowship in Creative Cities. The first two fellows, Andrew Herscher and Johanna Taylor, will be on campus during 2016-17. Look for the new courses they'll be teaching on the...
Jan 6 2016
In December, Stanford’s urban studies program launched the Human Cities Initiative to promote urban development that prioritizes the quality of life for city inhabitants. The initiative will encompass existing curriculum as well as future events that will emphasize a human-centered approach to...
Dec 14 2015 | Stanford News
Urban Studies faculty member emerita Milbrey McLaughlin, founder of the John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
