Toulan School in the news - October/November 2024

A perspective photo of the Broadway Bridge in Portland, OR

October 4—27th Annual Symposium • ENVX Symposium • Lewis & Clark

Toulan School faculty member Yiping Fang gave a keynote speech titled "The ‘Success’ of China’s Rapid Development” for the Environment Across Boundaries (ENVX) Symposium at Lewis & Clark College. 

 

October 15Evidence Drives Efforts To Promote Equity in Affordable Housing | HUD USER

Affiliated faculty member Lisa Bates was a panelist during a co-sponsored event titled “Policies to Expand Equity-Oriented Affordable Housing.”  During her panel, “Evidence on Outcomes for Households and Residents,” she spoke about her recent research.

 

November 4PCC Art Show of Political Graffiti Opens on Election Day

Willamette Week wrote a piece about the art show Graffiti as Resistance, which included PhD in Urban Studies alum Lorena Nascimento’s research.

 

November 15Think Out Loud: M 117 would bring ranked choice voting to Oregon by 2028

Community Development (CD) alum Isabella Villarreal was a guest on NPR’s podcast Think Out Loud. In the episode, she discussed Measure 117 on Oregon’s ballot, which would implement ranked choice voting.

 

November 21‘Our faculty are not a liability’: PSU professors, students push back on staff cuts amid budget crisis - OPB

Current Urban Studies and Planning undergrad Sam Butler was featured in OPB for his stance against faculty budget cuts at PSU.

 

November 30WA light rail users speak up with their unspoken etiquette tips

CD alum Josh Teicher was featured in a Seattle Times cover story for his role as a light rail fare ambassador.

 

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