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
“They’re White, Male and on Their Pedestals, for the Time Being”
A new report from Monument Lab, which was co-founded by Weitzman’s Ken Lum and Paul Farber, reveals a dramatic lack of representation for BIPOC Americans among 50,000 U.S. monuments.
“De Blasio Vowed to Make City Streets Safer. They’ve Turned More Deadly.”
Erick Guerra, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, calls De Blasio's signature initative to reduce traffic fatalities, Vision Zero, “aspirational.”
“«We cannot live without biodiversity»: professor Richard Weller at the International Architecture Venice Biennale”
The professor and chair of landscape architecture talks about his three-part contribution to the Biennale, which revisits NASA’s historic Apollo 17 mission.
“A New Transit Map for Philadelphia Aims to Draw More Riders”
Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate dean for research, led the team studying the navigational challenges for riders.
“Talking Headways Podcast: The Rules Require Death”
Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate dean for research at Weitzman, talks about her research on cognitive workload, measuring the stress of cyclists at intersections, and more.
“Remembering Ken Steif, an urban planner who used data to make cities more just”
The late associate profesor of practice and director of the MUSA Program is remembered by friends and associates for being “well-loved by many communities.”