Edwin Torres, formerly associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation, will join Mayor de Blasio’s Administration as Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. He will be serving under the new Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Tom Finkelpearl. The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest local cultural funding agency in the United States. During his …
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“Change Strategies for Sustainable Cities” Class Provides Recommendations for PlaNYC
*Reposted from the Sustainable Milano blog: In the Spring 2014 semester, Professor John Clinton, founder of the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management M.S. program, taught a one-time offering called “Change Strategies for Sustainable Cities”. In class, graduate students from Milano andParsons engaged in discussions of what “sustainability” really means, what it looks like when cities take sustainability seriously, and how New …
Urban Policy Professor Rachel Meltzer’s Report in NYT and Crain’s NY Business
Professor Rachel Meltzer had her report referenced in The New York Times and Crain’s New York Business. The study focused on inclusionary zoning issues in San Francisco, Washington D.C., and suburban Boston, but its findings are relevant to inclusive zoning in New York City. Rachel Meltzer is an Assistant Professor of Urban Policy at the Milano School of …
Careers in NYC Government: An Alumni Forum
What kind of work are Milano graduates doing in New York City? Wednesday Sept. 19 6:00-8:00pm 66W 12th st. 7th floor (The Orozco room) Careers in NYC Government: An Alumni Forum. What´s the hiring process like, and what can you do to further your candidacy for post-master´s position? How does this work build a foundation …