Headshot of Khadija Ghanizada
Headshot of Karilyn Crockett
Headshot of Thomas King
Headshot of Kaleigh Spears
Headshot of Aidan Reid
Headshot of Rongxiang Su
Headshot of Kerry Mills
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Headshot of Sofia Jimenez
Headshot of Fadi Haddad
Headshot of Eunice Ngai
Headshot of Chang Liu
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Headshot of Becky Xu
Headshot of Yutian He
Headshot of Virginia Sun
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Headshot of Emily Berkemeyer
Headshot of Ari Peró
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Headshot of Jingchuan Hou
Headshot of Mingyang Sun
Headshot of Emilia Charno
Headshot of Caitlin Fukumoto
Headshot of Miquel Rossello Xamena
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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

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