23rd Annual Student Research Forum 2018

23rd Annual Student Research Forum 2018: Housing and Community Development
Please join us for the 23rd Urban Studies’ Student Research Forum located in the UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge from noon to 6pm on Friday, April 27th, 2018. The 2018 Student Research Forum keynote speaker is Dr. Janet L. Smith, Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.… Continue Reading »

Lunchtime for Activists

Confronting Mass Incarceration with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Scholar and Activist Heather Ann Thompson
Join us for this free event on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 11am to 1pm, Union Ballroom. University of Michigan Professor and Historian Heather Ann Thompson will speak. There will also be a Community Resource Fair and panel discussion with local activists …… Continue Reading »

Milwaukee Summit 2017

Far from the American Dream: Milwaukee’s Fair and Affordable Housing Crisis
Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 4:30–6:00 pm in the Fireside Lounge in the UWM Student Union
Please join us for the 11th Annual Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit. It’s free and open to the public.… Continue Reading »

Urban Studies Fall Lecture

Friday, September 15, 2017, 2 pm, Greene Hall
Please join us for the Urban Studies Fall Lecture to be held on Friday, September 15 in Greene Hall from 2-3pm. Our speaker is Dr. Rachel Weber, and the title of her talk is: “When and Why Do We Overbuild? Lessons from Chicago.” … Continue Reading »

USP Welcome Back Reception

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Join us for our Welcome Back Reception for students, faculty, staff, and alumni at 2:30 to 3:30 pm in Bolton 757 (just down the hall from the USP office). There will be plenty of food, drink, and good conversation. We look forward to seeing you there!… Continue Reading »

Dr. Sean Dinces on the impact of building sports stadiums

Friday, October 28, 2016
Please join us for the Urban Studies Fall Lecture at 2-3pm in Greene Hall. Sean Dinces, Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at Long Beach City College and the former holder of the Alan H. Selig Chair in Sport and Society at UW-Madison, will give the talk: “Why building new sports stadiums makes the rich richer, and the poor poorer.” Light refreshments to follow. … Continue Reading »