Summer Pre-Doctoral Workshop for Students of Color

Our world is changing, and urban planning can lead the way. In an increasingly diverse and globalized world, urban planners work to create communities that are economically thriving, socially just, and environmentally sustainable. A doctoral degree in planning can prepare you to link new knowledge to issues that affect communities and policy-making worldwide.   To introduce planning doctoral study to selected outstanding students, the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, will host a four-day workshop to prepare students to apply to and succeed in doctoral programs. Students from groups that are under-represented on planning faculties are particularly encouraged to apply.*   Workshop events will be held on the UCLA and USC campuses, in the heart of Los Angeles, July 20-24, 2014. Registration and instructional materials will be provided at no cost, lodging and meals will also be provided at no cost, and travel stipends are available for students coming from outside of California.  For more information, and to apply, visit http://priceschool.usc.edu/predoctoralworkshop Application Deadline: Friday, April 25 Notification of Application Status:  Week of May 12  Program Dates:  July 20-24, 2014     THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE: Networking with planning scholars from UCLA, USC, and other programs. Information sessions on: Applying for Ph.D. study Linking research and the community Preparing yourself for doctoral study and much more  Mentoring sessions with senior scholars and graduate students in planning Chances to meet students from across the country  WORKSHOP FACULTY MEMBERS INCLUDE: Raphael Bostic, Judith and John Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy; Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., Dean and Meyer and Renee Luskin Chair, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Manuel Pastor, Professor, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences; Director, USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE); Co-director, USC Center for Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII) June Manning Thomas, Centennial Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan University Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Professor of Urban Planning and Chicana/o Studies, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; Director, Center for the Study of Urban Poverty  *Groups that are under-represented on planning faculties include: African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders. 2014 Summer Pre-Doctoral Workshop for Students of Color