social justice - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Newman, DeFilippis named to UAA Distinguished Service Honor Roll

May 28, 2021

The Urban Affairs Association is an international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public/nonprofit service providers.

Lisa K. Bates, PhD to discuss Portland’s implementation of “we shall seek social justice,” April 13

April 8, 2021

“We shall seek social justice” is one of the aspirational principles of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Art practice and urban planning as a tool for social transformation

March 16, 2021

The participants explored the essentiality of bringing the disciplines together for the betterment and transformation of oppressed communities and their spaces.

Research: Intersections between neoliberal education reform strategies and social justice, urban policy

October 9, 2020

The authors examine parents, educators, and students are navigating the radically redesigned landscape of school ‘choice.’

New Yorkers are biking for Black lives — and to end disparities in cycling

August 26, 2020

The 300-mile New York to D.C. ride aims to highlight barriers people of color face in biking. washingtonpost.com “Our mobility has been arrested,” said Charles Brown, who is Black and is one of the nation's top leaders in transportation equity and justice. Washington...

Cutting off our most vulnerable – Intimate partner violence in a pandemic

August 11, 2020

Those facing intimate partner violence can be a particularly vulnerable population during stay-at-home orders.

Research: Resisting neoliberal education reform in Newark and Camden

September 22, 2019

The authors examine the intersections between neoliberal education reform strategies and questions of social justice, community development, and urban policy.

Toward the Healthy City: Urban Planning in the 21st Century

April 16, 2017

by Paul Hislip, Communications intern (Class of 2018) Carlos Gallinar, AICP, MCRP ’04, presented the annual Ruth Ellen Steinman and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture at the Bloustein School last fall. A man of many accomplishments, Gallinar was the first in his...

Symposium to explore the possibilities and challenges of information technology

October 15, 2012

On Friday, October 19 the Bloustein School will host Representing the City: Technology, Action, and Change, a day-long symposium exploring the possibilities and challenges of information technology in democratic planning practice for social justice. The symposium...