About Fordham Urban Consortium
Mission
Fosters innovative approaches to the study of urban phenomena, cultivates scholarship among students and faculty, promotes inter-disciplinary collaboration, and showcases Fordham as a top producer of urban scholarship and ideas.
Core of the Consortium
Faculty and graduate level urban research, graduate seminars, conferences, dialogues, workshops.
- Seminars and Workshops:
Multi-disciplinary sharing of current urban scholarship at Fordham. - Urban Dialogue Lecture Series:
Series of high-profile “urban dialogues” on themes relevant to emerging research or policy questions fosters scholarly and/or policy exchange on pressing urban questions. - Urban Lab:
For-credit, cross-disciplinary lab course taught by at least two urban faculty members providing both an overview of critical topics in urban research and also deep engagement in an applied research project. - Consortium Fellows:
From time to time, the Consortium will host external scholars as fellows as resource for faculty and students and to engage ongoing or new research on urban issues.