Headshot of Jacqueline Paul
Headshot of Victoria Avis
Headshot of Jean-Luc Pierite
Headshot of Mingjia Chen
Headshot of Jessie Tagliani
Headshot of Web Farabow
Headshot of Nissan Zewge Abubaker
Headshot of Alessandra Smith
Headshot of Diego Temkin
Headshot of Sophia Hasenfus
Head shot of Natasha Ansari
Headshot of Wil Jones
Headshot of Caitlin Fukumoto
Headshot of Marco Herndon
Headshot of Adi Kupershmidt
Headshot of Amy Glasmeier
Headshot of Sylvia Jiménez Riofrío
Headshot of Liu Liu
Headshot of Smriti Bhaya
Headshot of Alejandra Martinez
Headshot of Cale Wagner
Headshot of Sadi Sabouri
Headshot of Kee Moon Jang
Headshot of Amanda Huang
Headshot of Ponpat (Ann) Sahacharoenwat
Headshot of Isaac Gendler
Headshot of Bethlehem Tesfaye
Headshot of ChenAn Shen
Headshot of Jing Jing
Headshot of Ari Peró
Headshot of Katrin Kaeufer
Headshot of Rounaq Basu
Headshot of David Gamble
Headshot of Muhammad Rizki Rayani Ramadani
Headshot of Ufuoma Ovienmhada
Headshot of Emily Moss
Headshot of Kim Minji

Welcome to the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. We are home to the largest urban planning faculty in the United States and enjoy the advantage of operating within the context of MIT’s culture of innovation and interdisciplinary knowledge creation. We provide our students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with active engagement in the practice of place-making to understand and solve pressing urban and environmental problems.

Mission

We prepare leaders to plan, design, and create communities and places that are socially, economically, and environmentally just.

We pursue this mission through four evolving strategic priorities: achieving racial justice, enhancing multi-racial democratic governance, tackling the climate crisis, and closing the wealth gap.

We aim to fulfill our mission through all aspects of our teaching, research, department culture, and external collaborations.

Events

DUSP hosts a wide range of events bringing together members of the DUSP community with external organizers, practitioners, academics, and professionals. Presented below is an unfiltered list of upcoming events at DUSP.

To see a complete list of events, filter by interest, or to see past events, click here.

In Focus

February 5
First day of classes, Spring Term
May 14
Last Day of Classes
May 29-30
Commencement Activities