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Marc Franklin
Urban Studies affiliated faculty member Sean Reardon has been awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship for his research on social and educational inequality in America. Reardon is a Professor of Poverty and Inequality in Education at the…
Urban Studies junior Luis Ornelas receives Newman Award from Campus Compact
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Urban Studies junior Luis Ornelas has been selected as a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national organization that promotes civic engagement in higher education. The fellowship honors inspiring student leaders committed to…
Through Stanford’s Human Cities initiative, students explore how cities can evolve into places where the focus is on people and sustainable living.
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Julie Soefer, Wall Street Journal
Claire (Cormier) Thielke, an Urban Studies alum (2008) and Stanford runner, was training for the 2012 Olympics when she encountered an unexpected medical setback. She spoke to the Wall Street Journal recently about how she keeps in shape,…
L.A. Cicero
Stanford historian and Urban Studies director Zephyr Frank used both literary and spatial analysis to understand the roots of inequality in Rio de Janeiro. He spoke to the Stanford News Service about the findings of his new book, Reading…