Students

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Pronouns: He/Him

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: Cities and urbanism impact so much about our quality of life: our environment, health, education, politics, mobility, economic opportunities, and more. Majoring in Urban Studies has given me the skills and history to contextualize my own experiences and meaningfully contribute to building more sustainable, equitable, and accessible cities for all.

What I like best about Urban Studies: The Community!

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Hometown: Mexicali, Baja, CA, MX and Calexico, CA

Pronouns: They/them

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: I’m majoring in Urban Studies for a variety of reasons. First, the community of Urban Studies is extremely grounded and driven to work with communities, bringing an approach that is often lacking in academia and government. It’s community-centered and people-centered. Second, the urban studies major is highly interdisciplinary, connecting geographies to sociology, economics, and almost every ...

Hometown: South Pasadena, CA

Pronouns: She/her

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: As a premed student and a government official, my path to majoring in urban studies has been shaped by my fascination with how our surroundings affect health. My research into the connections between urban design and public health deepened my appreciation for the field. I began to realize the significant role that features like parks and walkable streets play in shaping both physical and mental health. By majoring in ...

Hometown: San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA

Pronouns: He/They

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: Growing up in Los Angeles County, I was fascinated and impacted by urban life and disparities, particularly inequities in urban housing and healthcare. Urban Studies has been an outlet for me to dive deep into these issues in interdisciplinary academic and applied settings.

What I like best about Urban Studies: Urban Studies explores pressing issues through economic, sociological, technical, and ...

Hometown: Mill Valley, CA

Pronouns: She/her

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: I've always been fascinated by cities, especially after attending high school in San Francisco. I stumbled upon the Urban Studies major at the end of my sophomore year after I had already declared a different major. I had struggled to choose a major given my many different interests, so the interdisciplinary nature of Urban Studies really appealed to me. Changing my major was one of the best decisions I've ever made—it ...

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Why I'm majoring in Urban Studies: Urban Studies is an incredibly interdisciplinary major, which has allowed me to explore classes across various departments. I've loved learning more about the forces that shape cities, the lives of the people within them, and how legacies of segregation, redlining, and gentrification continue to affect communities today. Whether your passion lies in affordable housing, homelessness prevention, healthcare, environmental justice, or politics ...