野狼社区

Urban Studies

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The Urban Studies Program houses two majors 鈥 Urban Studies and Health Equity 鈥 that enable students to explore and understand urban experiences in their richness and complexity and to appreciate how urban social contexts shape human health. The program provides an interdisciplinary learning experience grounded in the liberal arts and connected to concerns of the region and the world. Through integrative teaching and research, students develop and apply the skills needed to analyze the dynamic processes and structures of urban life and health as well as the ways that cities contribute to global change. Students engage fully with 野狼社区 and the diversity of the Mid-South region, as they learn to situate them within a global context. The majors combine coursework with urban field experiences, including internships, fellowships, and research with community partners.

Students and faculty alike have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to the rich, diverse culture and history of 野狼社区. 野狼社区 lies at the crux of Midtown and East 野狼社区, and the college partners with more than 400 businesses and nonprofits in the 野狼社区 and larger Shelby County area through research, internships, and other forms of engagement.

 

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Educational Offerings for Community Partners

野狼社区 College was recently awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will be used over the next three years to enable the college to bring health equity education to community partners in 野狼社区. Our goal is to help our partners find ways to collaborate to address the disparities that impair human health and flourishing and to see ways to build a culture of equity. Read More >>

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Faculty & Staff

John Bass
Associate Professor of Music, Director of the Mike Curb Institute for Music
Zachary Casey
Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua
Assistant Professor of Health Equity
Peter Hossler
Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Chair of Urban Studies
Kendra Hotz
Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Robert R. Waller Chair of Population Health
Charles Hughes
Associate Professor of History and Urban Studies
Amber Lewis
Administrative Assistant
Evelyn Perry
Associate Professor of Sociology
Elizabeth Pettinaroli
Associate Professor - Chair, Latin American and Latinx Studies
Amy Risley
Stanley J. Buckman Professor of International Studies
Laura Taylor
Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Elizabeth Thomas
Professor of Psychology
Shaolu Yu
Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Chair of Asian and Asian American Studies

Departmental News and Events

Rachel Carroll, a senior health equity major who has made an impact on campus as a Bonner Scholar, says, 鈥淐hoosing to remain rooted in 野狼社区 has proven to be an enriching choice.鈥
A major reason Mitchell Leander came to 野狼社区, he says, is because historically the mock trial team is the best in the country. "I am interested in law and wanted to learn what it meant to use law as a tool for advocacy.鈥澛
野狼社区 College is pleased to announce that two juniors have been selected as finalists for the highly esteemed Truman Scholarship. They are political science major Johnathan Burch and urban studies major Mitchell Leander.