Headshot of Alula Hunsen
Headshot of Jingchuan Hou
Headshot of Alejandra Martinez
Headshot of Lidia Cano Pecharroman
Headshot of Ally Hong
Headshot of Franny Xi Wu
Headshot of Sadi Sabouri
Headshot of Mehtap Leylâ Turanalp Uysal
Headshot of Amy Glasmeier
Headshot of Cameron Kleiman
Headshot of Peng Luo
Headshot of Rubin Jones
Headshot of Ashley Vicary
Headshot of Aaron Ngo
Headshot of Namhi Kwun
Headshot of Erin Sheehan
Headshot of Chang Liu
Headshot of Fadi Haddad
Headshot of Erica James
Headshot of ChenAn Shen
Headshot of Hannah Aronson
Headshot of Isaac Gendler
Headshot of Mistaya Smith
Headshot of Victoria Avis
Headshot of Mingyang Sun
Headshot of Becky Xu
Headshot of Kenzo Asahi
Headshot of Maysaa Sati
Headshot of Ufuoma Ovienmhada
Headshot of Adeposi Adepgun
Headshot of Cindy Xie
Headshot of Jean-Luc Pierite
Headshot of Mena Mohamed
Headshot of Bianchi Dy
Headshot of Javier Ricardo Diaz
Headshot of Eunice Ngai
Headshot of Freya Tan
Headshot of Chuttani Milan
Headshot of Seamus Joyce Johnson
Headshot of Cale Wagner
Headshot of Emily Berkemeyer
Headshot of Alessandra Smith

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