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GUPPA End-of-Summer Picnic!

On September 5th, GUPPA hosted our end-of-summer picnic at the beautiful Prospect Park Boathouse. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with good conversations, new connections, and plenty of opportunities to network and get to know one another outside of the classroom.

The Prospect Park Boathouse was a fitting setting for a group interested in urban planning and public policy. Built in the early 1900s along the Lullwater, the historic boathouse is part of a park that was intentionally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as a major piece of Brooklyn’s urban landscape. Today, Prospect Park continues to show how thoughtfully designed public spaces can bring people together.

Most importantly, the picnic was a chance to bring together members from all walks of life. Whether you’re new to GUPPA, a returning member, a current student, or simply interested in connecting with others in the field, all were welcome.

A special thank you to the department who helped make this gathering possible. We truly appreciate your continued support of the GUPPA community.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and we hope to see you again at our next GUPPA event!

📸: Marvin Aramthip

#GUPPA #HunterCollege #UrbanPlanning #PublicPolicy #UrbanPlanningStudents

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DON’T WAIT! Sarah and Doug are returning to Hunter College’s Assembly Hall after last year’s completely sold-out live show.

Presented in partnership with the Hunter College Department of Urban Policy & Planning and the Office of Alumni Relations. We are expecting a huge turnout for the anniversary of Life After Cars and the urban synth-pop of Pondless.

This is the big night. Tickets are limited.
👉 bit.ly/woc2026 👈

Got questions? Email spevents@hunter.cuny.edu.

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It’s back to school and back to GUPPA! Join us this Saturday, September 5 from 2-5pm for a beginning-of-semester potluck picnic! We can’t wait to see you 💜 RSVP at the link in our bio!

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CALLING ALL NEW YORKERS who are freaked out about the state of our housing crisis.

CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS fighting to make housing a human right.

CALLING ALL PROSE WRITERS who want to explore how both fiction and non-fiction can grapple with the myriad crises of racial capitalism.

I’m so excited for this event with Sam Stein, whose new nonfiction book A RIGHT TO HOUSING? will be out with @versobooks on 9/8/26.

Join us for this discussion on 9/29. Registration link in my linktree.

Hosted by @upp_hunter and @hunter.mfa.creative.writing, and open to the public.

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📣Save the Date! Over the next few months, I’m taking Livonia Chow Mein to six states, including California.

There’s a whole variety of events ahead, and I’m excited to talk with many excellent writers about craft; audience; the process of debuting a novel; the NYC housing crisis; the future of Black-Asian relations, and much more.

RSVP links in bio’s linktree (with the exception of September 29 at Hunter and October 16 in San Francisco—please stay tuned—links are on their way!)

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Thank you everyone for a great 2025-2026 year!! UPSA was fortunate enough to put on over 30 events for y'all, and we got to meet so many urbanists and policy lovers. With much love from the team, here's to another great year for UPSA next year!!

Shoutout to the board @mygibstagram @zoe.costello @liakclark @itsmonicachristine @angieerendon @davies_mag @maxgordy____ @racheal_matheny @gracynkarp @xander_singh and Joey!

It was wonderful to collaborate with @ippa.nyuwagner @nyu_wagnercitygov @nyuwagner_dmag @nyu_wpa @wsa_nyu @nyuwahn @alas_wagner @prattpipsa @columbia_urbanplanning @upp_hunter Rutgers YPT-NYC @nyuprsa @nyc_dot @apa_nystudents @ypg.apany @nyuartsandculture @nyuwagner and many others.

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Spotlight on the CUNY Adjuncts doing incredible work through the Adjunct Incubator Project!

To learn about their projects, see link in bio or Distributaries highlight!

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Despite the fact that theorists probably live in one, homes are rather poorly theorized. Why is this so?

Perhaps it is the ascent of the domestic in capitalist bourgeois culture – the world within a world – that makes them the seat of late modernity’s subjective turn which, in its turn, made home personal, and therefore ungeneralisable. Who knows.

What I do know is that architect, writer and associate professor in the Department of Urban Policy and Planning (@upp_hunter) at @huntercollege, New York, Stefan Al (@stefanal) has written a new book on them, Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home, published with @w.w.norton on April 14th 2026, and which makes for the subject of this newest episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast.

Dwelling on Earth is a good book beautifully illustrated by David Dugas, spanning two million years, from the caves and huts of our forebears to high-rises to 3D-printed houses of tomorrow…

Structured around the four major transformations that we use to describe human history - agriculture, urbanity, industry and now, sustainability, the book poses another meta question, one architects and writers have reflected upon more than somewhat: What is it to dwell?

And, to be precise, is a home different to a house?

Link in podcast bio and on the Big Four audio platforms.
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Image credits: Main: Marrakech © 2025 by @david_dugas.

#ArchitecturePodcast #DwellingOnEarth #ArchitectureOfHome #ArchitecturalTheory #FutureOfHousing

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placemaking thangs near and far-ish.
#joanneabouttown #adventuresindoloism #comeandsit

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Ever heard of a mega project? Well, Manresa certainly qualifies… 🌿

Graduate students in the Urban Policy & Planning program at Hunter College (CUNY) toured the building and landscape this weekend as part of their Mega Projects course. @huntercollege @upp_hunter

#MegaProjects #UrbanPlanning #CUNY

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Join CT Urbanists and @upp_hunter for a conversation on how Hunter’s 100% Online Masters of Urban Planning Program can help launch your planning career in Connecticut!

Hear from CT Urbanist members and Hunter students as they share their experiences working as planners in Connecticut and how graduate training has shaped their path into planning in the state.

✨Plus, learn more about the new online Masters of Urban Planning program at Hunter, featuring:

💻100% synchronous classes – connect and network with faculty, planning professionals, and peers in real-time classes and studios
💲Affordable tuition – $11,280/year for NY residents and $13,560/year for non-NY residents
🛠️Career-focused skills – develop in-demand, technical skills for urban planning jobs
⚖️Equity-driven community – learn alongside planners and faculty committed to social change and planning best practices
🗽In-person NYC Orientation – meet your cohort in person with tours, networking, and orientation

📅 Register for the talk on Monday, April 27th at 7:30 PM EST on Zoom!

#UrbanPlanning #GradSchool #CityPlanning #OnlineMasters #PublicPolicy PlanningSchool HunterCollege UrbanStudies Connecticut

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