A jubilant Class of 2022 filed into Irvine Auditorium on Saturday, May 14, to mark the Weitzman School’s first in-person commencement ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The 296 graduates in 20 degree programs were poised to enter the professions at a moment when the world looks dramatically different than it did when they began their studies.
Weitzman School in the Media
“New UPenn Scholarship Aims to Diversify Urban Planning”
The Weitzman School's Lisa Servon and students Eboni Senai Hawkins and Sean Dajour Smith discuss the new Moelis Fellows Program.
“Interview with Gene Kohn”
With a new book out about his life and career in architecture, the Weitzman graduate talks about the people who have shaped his legendary firm.
“Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens”
Weitzman graduate Ash Richards (MCP’11) unveiled Philadelphia's first-ever Urban Agriculture Plan at a December 3 public meeting.
“From Margin to Centre, and Back Again”
Ken Lum, Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, talks about his new book, a collection of writings spanning nearly 30 years.
“How the City Could Influence the Future of the PES Refinery Site”
Mark Alan Hughes, faculty director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses how city officials could have a say in what’s next for the contentious site.
“Neighborhoods With More People of Color Pay Higher Energy Bills”
“Race matters,” is the lesson from a new study by Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Vincent Reina and co-authors at NYU.
