Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership | Illinois

Stacy Harwood
Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, College of Fine and Applied Arts

Entrepreneurial course taught by Professor Harwood

UP260, Social Inequality and Planning

Provides an introduction to the social, political, economics and cultural forces shaping communities today. Emphasis on the role of race, class and gender relations in urban social issues and the processes through which successful community intervention occurs at the local level: Community organizing, participatory planning, advocacy planning, community development. Students explore the dynamics of community building and social change by focusing on the interplay between communities, leaders, institutions, and change processes through team projects, individual assignments and community service activities in the surrounding community. 

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About Professor Harwood

• Department of Urban and Regional Planning faculty profile

Read more:

• "Reports say UI has room for improvement in diversity", News Gazette (November 2010)
• "Reports Examine Diversity at the University of Illinois", WILL Illinois Public Media (November 2010)
• "Focal point projects announced by Graduate College", Inside Illinois (November 2009)
• "Study: Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning", Inside Illinois (August 2006)