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UIC Urban Planning & Public Affairs
We are the University of Illinois System's home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges.
Explore majors and minors designed to help you make the places we live better.
CUPPA's two undergraduate majors, public policy and urban studies, will give you tangible skills when you graduate.
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In CUPPA, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world.
It's more than just a graduate degree. It's a new way to see the world.
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CUPPA Faculty and Staff welcomed the seventh dean of the college, Stacey Swearingen White, on July 1, 2022. Watch MUPP Alum Annie Howard interview Dean Swearingen White.
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Mar
27
2023
Chicago’s 2023 Mayoral Race: Reclaiming Harold Washington’s Multiracial Coalition
Monday, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Virtual
Mar
29
2023
Urban Public Policy Fellowship Information Session
Wednesday, 1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Virtual
Mar
29
2023
CUPPA Graduate Degree Overview Virtual Session
Wednesday, 6:00 pm–6:45 pm
Mar
31
2023
Friday Forum: Financialization of Higher Education Institutions in the UK
Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Lower-Level Conference Room, CUPPA Hall or via Zoom
Apr
3
2023
Urban Public Policy Fellowship Information Session
Monday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services, Student Services Building