Headshot of Liu Liu
Headshot of Yeonhoo Cho
Headshot of Ashley Vicary
Headshot of Ufuoma Ovienmhada
Photo of Gabby Bashizi
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Headshot of Amy Glasmeier
Headshot of Chenhan Shao
Photo of Zhaoxiang Li
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Headshot of Richa Vera Udayana
Headshot of Hieu Le
Headshot of Eunice Ngai
Headshot of Mingyang Sun
Photo of Lucien Wallace
Headshot of Songhua Hu
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Headshot of Cameron Dougal
Headshot of Areti Kotsoni
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Headshot of ChenAn Shen
Headshot of Kerry Mills
Headshot of Freya Tan
Headshot of Takumi Kitamura
Headshot of Natasha Ansari
Headshot of Jingchuan Hou
Headshot of Chiara Palagi
Photo of Pietro Chiri
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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

Sept. 3, 2025
First day of classes, Fall Term
Dec. 10, 2025
Last Day of Classes
Feb. 2, 2026
First Day of Classes, Spring Term