Kansha Tiwari started out working as an architect in India. Her desire to identify community and regional issues and develop strategies to achieve economic development and prosperity led her to pursue a Master's of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa.

Mike Norris, class of 2003, has contributed to solving housing issues for over 25 years.

URP alumna Jennifer Jordan’s exuberance for conservation continues to influence municipal waste and resource management.

Stephanie Murphy, SPPA alum and Executive Director of the Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC), was recently quoted in the Cedar Rapids Gazette in an article about equitable home ownership.

Associate Professor Scott Spak was recently appointed to the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB).

Samantha Zuhlke's new book, The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government, has recently been published and is now available from Cambridge University Press.

The Iowa City Human Rights Commission has chosen UI public affairs master’s student, Jocelyn Williams, as the Kenneth Cmiel Human Rights Award recipient, based on her strong commitment to housing as a human right.

All undergrad majors are welcome! WHAT: Info. sessions to learn more about our masters degrees in Urban & Regional Planning (URP) and Public Affairs (MPA). Join us to:

At the School of Planning and Public Affairs, we are emerging from COVID together! We recently held a Reconnection Reception for students, staff, and faculty to mingle and enjoy togetherness.

UI International Programs recently hosted the sixth installment in their Global Alumni Spotlight Series featuring URP alumna Meembo Changula (class of 2010), a native of Zambia.