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| Dr. Greg Schrock
School Director
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It is my pleasure to share with you the winter 2023 edition of our Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning newsletter. Our aim is to be in more regular communication with friends like you about the exciting work happening here at the Toulan School, the impact that work has on students and our communities, and ways you can get involved and support our work.
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Each newsletter features a current student, faculty member, and an alum sharing their stories about what brought them to the Toulan School and the impact of their work.
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Victoria Young
MURP Student
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I applied to PSU because I wanted to help shape cities. My undergraduate degree is in anthropology with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from Georgia State University in Atlanta. I come from a small town and grew to love cities while living in Atlanta, especially through exploring the city, using transit, and working in archival spaces. I realized I wanted to make a career around helping cities become better.
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| Dr. Kacy McKinney
Faculty
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For me, the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning is all about the students. I feel so profoundly fortunate that the students drawn to our programs and to my classes have a focus on creating a more just world. I am excited to have first-generation college students in my classes. I struggled to feel like I belonged in college and graduate school, so I like that students who are wrestling with that feeling connect with me.
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| Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman
MUS Alum
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When I applied to the Master of Urban Studies program at Portland State University, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I had done a year of fine arts, transitioned into art history, and finally landed in anthropology. Then I recognized what I had loved all along: the study of people. It wasn’t until my final semester as an undergraduate, however, that I realized I wanted to focus on cities.
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To submit a story, news item, event, or opportunity, please send information and images to askusp@pdx.edu.
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This Toulan School newsletter was produced by Nora Quiros and Kimberly Nightingale
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