Governance

  • Building 9, adjacent to Building 7 and 77 Massachusetts Avenue, DUSP's physical home at MIT

    Jason Knight

A number of committees are involved in the day-to-day operation of the department. Some of these committees offer students the opportunity to play a direct role in departmental governance. The DUSP Student Council (DSC) holds elections to name students to DUSP committees, typically at the start of the fall semester. Click on any of the committees below to learn more about their members and their responsibilities.

Department Headquarters (DUSP HQ)

Responsible for departmental administration as well as the financial, research, and educational leadership in the department.

  • Chris Zegras, Department Head (DH)
  • Gabriella Carolini, Associate Department Head (ADH) for Education 
  • Patty Alves, Director, Administration and Finance (DAF)
  • Ezra Glenn, Special Assistant to Department Head (SADH)

Program Group Heads

Responsible for administration and direction of the curriculum program groups in the department.

  • Andres Sevtsuk, City Design and Development (CDD)
  • Mariana Arcaya, Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP)
  • Jeff Levine, Housing, Community and Economic Development (HCED)
  • Erica James, International Development Group (IDG)

Doctoral (PhD) Committee

Administers the rules and regulations of the program, makes decisions regarding the academic status of students, sponsors changes in the rules and policies, makes financial aid allocations, and administers the admissions processes for the doctoral degree program.

  • Mariana Arcaya, Chair
  • Jinhua Zhao
  • Sandra Elliott, Academic Administrator
  • devin michelle bunten
  • Amy Glasmeier
  • Bish Sanyal
  • Larry Vale
  • Siqi Zheng
  • Student Representatives (TBA)

Master of City Planning (MCP) Committee

Administers the rules and regulations of the program, makes decisions regarding the academic status of students, sponsors changes in the rules and policies, makes financial aid allocations, and administers the admissions processes for the master of city planning degree program.

  • Ezra Glenn, co-Chair
  • Phil Thompson, co-Chair
  • Lorena Tovar, Academic Administrator
  • Mary Jane Daly
  • Fabio Duarte
  • Holly Harriel
  • Eric Huntley
  • Jason Jackson
  • Mary Anne Ocampo
  • Brent Ryan
  • Kairos Shen
  • Delia Wendel
  • Student Representatives (TBA)

Undergraduate Committee

Administers the rules and regulations of the program, makes decisions regarding the academic status of students, and sponsors changes in the rules and policies.

  • Justin Steil, Chair
  • Sandra Elliott, Academic Administrator
  • Eran Ben-Joseph
  • Alan Berger
  • Cong Cong
  • Karilyn Crockett
  • Fabio Duarte
  • Catherine D'Ignazio
  • Balakrishnan Rajagopal
  • Andres Sevtsuk
  • Larry Susskind
  • Bruno Verdini
  • Sarah Williams
  • Student Representatives (TBA)

Steering Committee

Reviews issues that transcend degree programs, creates departmental policy, and handles issues that cut across the degree and special programs

  • Department Head
  • Associate Department Heads
  • Director, Administration and Finance
  • Special Assistant, Department Headquarters
  • Program Group Heads
  • Degree Program co-chairs
  • CRE Faculty Director