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The February Marxe Monthly focuses on the amazing strength of our faculty and students in the urban policy arena. You will read about our Top 20 national ranking among all schools of public affairs in the Urban Policy specialty (US News & World Report). You will also meet some of our city planning faculty who teach in our Urban Development and Sustainability specialization in the MPA degree program. Marxe faculty are tackling sticky problems of climate adaptation, immigration, racism, poverty, urban mobility, and persistent housing unaffordability. We leverage our position from the center of everything to examine all dimensions of urban life.
Enjoy!
Marxe Dean Sherry Ryan, PhD
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Marxe Ranks in Top 20 Nationally in Urban Policy | |
The Marxe School is highly ranked at #17 nationwide for the Urban Policy specialty, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Urban policy programs educate students in various fields, such as urban planning, community development, and policy analysis. As a New York City-based institution, the Marxe School specializes in urban issues, including climate change, housing, immigration, transportation, and poverty, among other areas of interest. All six MPA program specializations have deep connections to urban policy and practice.
See the full Marxe rankings for this and other MPA tracks
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Proposing a New Master of Science
in City Planning
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The Marxe School is working to develop a 36-credit city planning program that would lead to a master of science in city planning (MSCP). The program would train students to become city planners in New York City and beyond. It would also enable them to obtain planning-related employment in relevant nonprofit and third-sector community organizations, and in the private sector (e.g. transportation consulting firms, real estate development, and affordable housing advisory firms).
The Marxe School boasts a robust Urban Development and Sustainability concentration in its Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, houses a center for city policy (The Howard J. Samuels State and City Policy Center), and employs faculty with city planning master’s and PhD degrees who publish in every leading academic planning journal. Leveraging the School's deep bench of urban planning-related faculty, the program, which is still only in the development stages, aims to offer a cost-effective generalist graduate degree program to meet New York City and State's critical need for city planning professionals throughout government, civil society, and the private sector.
Consistent with the Marxe School’s mission (to empower the next generation of public and nonprofit leaders, advance knowledge about public life and policy, and engage communities across our city, nation, and world to foster effective, inclusive institutions and societies), the program aims to imbue the next generation of city planning professionals with the knowledge to address ongoing urban crises, such as affordable housing and the need for urban climate adaptation.
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City Planning Faculty Research | |
Highlighting Our Urban Policy
and City Planning Faculty Members
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Associate Professor, Hilary Botein’s research explores the factors that influence urban development, with special attention to the social politics of policies and programs underlying affordable housing and community development. She also is interested in how housing programs can meet the needs of vulnerable populations – and in how they fail. Prior to her academic career, she worked for eighteen years as an attorney and policy analyst on affordable housing and economic justice issues, primarily in New York City.
Learn more about Hilary and her research
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Assistant Professor, Jason Spicer's research, teaching, and practice-based work focuses on the social economy, with a particular focus on more democratic enterprise models, such as worker cooperatives, credit unions, and community land trusts. His work has been published in a number of leading social science journals and featured in numerous media outlets. Before becoming a professor, Jason had a 15-year career in the global urban development industry, based in New York City, working with local, national, and trans-national governments, as well private sector and third-sector organizations, in a variety of capacities.
Learn more about Jason and his research
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Marxe Dean, Sherry Ryan brings a quarter century of teaching, administrative, and public higher education leadership experience to Baruch College. Prior to her appointment, Dr. Ryan was Director of the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University (SDSU), where she was also a professor of city planning with a focus on transportation and land use. Dr. Ryan’s research focuses on transportation policy and urban planning and has received over 2,000 citations in peer-reviewed journals. She also frequently translates this scholarship into real-world practice and serves as an expert advisor to government agencies, nonprofits, and advocates for public transportation and alternatives, such as bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
Learn more about Sherry and her research
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Lecturer Doctoral Schedule, Alexis Perrotta's research focuses on the intersection of urban transportation policy, planning, and welfare. Using qualitative methods, her research provides a novel exploration of equity and access as it relates to public transportation planning. Perrotta has more than 10 years of professional experience in affordable housing development, homelessness advocacy, and city- and state-level policy analysis in the fields of congestion pricing, transportation finance, housing, and property taxes. She is a founding board member of Housing Plus Solutions, a nonprofit organization providing residential alternatives to incarceration for women in New York City.
Learn more about Alexis and her research
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Student Fellowships in City Government | |
Meet this Year's Winners of the
John D. Solomon Fellowship in Public Service
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Catherine Davis worked in media in New York City for over 20 years, mostly as a managing editor for print and online magazines. During the 2022–23 academic year, she was a community planning fellow with the Fund for the City of New York, and in Summer 2023, was communications fellow at the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice. Catherine's interests lie in New York City policies that focus on growth, sustainability, resilience, and equity. She will be serving as the Fellow for NYC Emergency Management’s Government Relations Unit. | |
Before his time at the Marxe School, Alexander Margulies Cohen worked at the US Census, among other employment. Recently, Alex served as a graduate intern at the Department of Sanitation. He hopes to use the skills and knowledge gained from the Fellowship to better understand how NYC and other coastal metropolitan areas can respond to emergencies caused and/or exacerbated by climate change. He will be serving as the Fellow for the American Red Cross of Greater New York. | |
Prior to working on her Master of Public Administration at the Marxe School, Alisha received her bachelor’s at St. John’s University in Queens. As a lifelong New Yorker, Alisha loves contributing to her city and taking part in its betterment in ways that incorporate her fascination with public policy. She is looking forward to her time as a Fellow with the New York City Housing Authority. | | | | |