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Dear Urban Studies Students,
 
It is hard to believe that we are already in week 10 and I hope you are all doing well this semester! I am writing, at the eve of federal presidential election to urge you all to VOTE if you have not already done so. I don’t think it is necessary to point out how important this upcoming election is. I think that most of us would strongly agree that it is of utmost importance to work toward regime change as the current president and his inept administration has proven itself to be most incompetent, intolerant, and reactionary putting us, our planet, and our collective future at risk. The president and his nepotistic crew are deliberately sowing division, racism, misogyny, and hate all of which runs counter to what we teach and learn here at the New School.  Granted, our antiquated two-party political system does not provide us with a lot of choice but anything is better than the current leadership. So, please, exercise your right and do your part! Please also check out Election 2020: The New School Engagement and Support Guide with lots of resources. I myself will be available to informally chat via Zoom with anybody who would like to on Wednesday from 4-5.
 
In other departmental news, you may all have already heard that Spring 2021 courses will continue to be held online (at least start online) and that the start date for the Spring 2021 registration has been pushed back to November 30 which will give you more time to prepare. We will hold our annual Urban Studies Pre-registration event on November 19 from 2-3:30 in which you will learn more about our Spring 2020 urban studies courses, the upcoming registration, and talk with our faculty and advisors. You would also get a chance to meet Kjerstin Pugh, one of our alumni (2008), who will tell you about her fascinating journey after graduating from our program which should be particularly timely since Kjerstin, too, graduated during a time of economic uncertainty and, I am happy to say, made it!
 
As for our Spring 2021 Urban Studies curriculum, stay tuned for our Urban Studies Course Bulletin which we will distribute in a couple of weeks and which will include plenty of interesting course options that will allow you to customize you own pathways whereby we tried to take your preferences and interests into consideration (there is still time to participate in the survey). We are particularly excited to be offering our first winter-intensive courseUURB 3112 Ethnographic Writing Workshop: At Home in a Pandemic, taught by Rachel Heiman. This course would also fulfill our urban methods elective requirement. 
 
Lastly, thank you all for your support over the past few, rather daunting months and please stay in touch and let us – Christina, Shaked, your designated faculty advisor, or myself – know if you struggle in any way or if we can be of any assistance. Please also make sure to come to our Nov. 19 pre-registration event and please reach out to us well in advance of registration to discuss your course choices and pathways. We are all in this together and must support one another as well as we can so we can hopefully reset and reset in a post-Trump and post-Corona world.
 
We will get through this!

 
Jurgen


Jürgen von Mahs 
Urban Studies Chair
freiherr@newschool.edu

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to nominate outstanding teachers for the Distinguished Teaching Award and for the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Justice Teaching. Because of the highly unusual nature of teaching last spring and this fall, we particularly encourage nominations that consider faculty ingenuity, resourcefulness, creativity, availability and attention to equitable access in the remote and online teaching environments.

The 
Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes faculty across the university for excellence in teaching. The Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Justice Teaching recognizes faculty members who actively promote social justice through their teaching.
 
Nominations are due by Tuesday, December 1, 2020

EVENTS
Join us on Thursday, November 19 from 2-3:30 pm ET for our Fall 2020 Urban Studies pre-registration event! Students, alum, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend to learn about Spring 2021 courses, meet one-on-one with advisors, and discuss any concerns.

We're excited to share that alum Kjerstin Pugh ('08) will join as our guest speaker. This is a special opportunity for current and prospective students to hear from a former Urban Studies student and ask questions about her journey.

Pugh graduated from Eugene Lang College with a double-concentration in Urban Studies and Writing. She worked for several years in small nonprofits and family businesses following graduation. These experiences gave her a greater sense of urgency in the work still needed to be done to foster relationships and repair social systems in a society that increasingly isolates individuals and groups. From 2011 to 2018, Kjerstin worked for a partnership between Yale University, the CT State Department of Education, and New Haven Public Schools to create and administer free, high-quality programming and classes for high school students. During this time, she completed a MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University, and is now an Associate Director of that program. Continuing her ongoing youth development work, Kjerstin launched and runs a nonprofit called Offroute Art. Offroute works with and supports emerging visual artists aged 16 - 24 as well as connects the broader public to affordable, handmade art.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjerstinpugh/
Offroute: www.offrouteart.com
Saturday, November 7, 2020 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm ET

The Center for Architecture’s Architecture and Design College Fair provides an opportunity for high school and college students, parents, and school counselors to interface with school representatives from architecture and design schools. 

Learn more about the event and participating schools
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
6-7:30 pm ET
RSVP


Join the Environmental Studies program in the documentary screening followed by a panel discussion with film director Nathan Kensinger, alumna Devin Borg, and faculty & Director of the Urban Systems Lab Timon McPhearson, moderated by Chair Elaine Savory.

"Managed Retreat" is a short documentary portrait of three New York City neighborhoods that were purchased by the New York State government in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, to be demolished and returned to nature as part of the city’s first ‘managed retreat’ from rising sea levels. By the end of this century, New York City is expected to have up to 9.5 feet of sea level rise, radically reshaping its 520 miles of coastline, and impacting more than 100 coastal neighborhoods. This observational documentary follows the process of retreat over the course of one year in three waterfront communities on Staten Island, as homes are destroyed, streets are abandoned, and wild animals begin to return.

Presented by the Environmental Studies Program and co-hosted by the Urban Systems Lab, the Urban Studies Program, and the Global Studies Program at the Schools of Public Engagement.
URBAN OPPORTUNITIES

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Shaked Landor
landors@newschool.edu

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