Headshot of Jing Jing
Headshot of Kaede Polkinghorne
Headshot of ChenAn Shen
Headshot of Jessie Tagliani
Headshot of Eunice Ngai
Headshot of Liu Liu
Headshot of Khadija Ghanizada
Headshot of Sofia Chiappero
Headshot of Shubhi Goyal
Headshot of Rounaq Basu
Headshot of Zoe Voss Lee
Headshot of Peng Luo
Headshot of Caitlin Fukumoto
Headshot of JS Tan
Headshot of Jake Boeri
Headshot of Diego Temkin
Headshot of Gabriel Bonnamy
Headshot of Amy Glasmeier
Headshot of Chiara Palagi
Headshot of Cale Wagner
Headshot of Anna Savino
Headshot of Mistaya Smith
Headshot of Margaret Haltom
Headshot of Niaz Mahmud Zafri
Headshot of Aaron He
Headshot of Erin Sheehan
Headshot of Trevor Kodzis
Headshot of Rubin Jones
Headshot of Areti Kotsoni
Headshot of Becca Heilman
Headshot of Mehtap Leylâ Turanalp Uysal
Headshot of Sanjana Paul
Headshot of Hanyong Xu
Headshot of Clay Anderson
Headshot of Ari Peró
Headshot of Daniela Morales
Headshot of Alula Hunsen
Headshot of Web Farabow
Headshot of Kenzo Asahi

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 3
First day of classes, Spring Term
May 13
Last Day of Classes
May 29-30
Commencement Activities