Past projects & initiatives

City Journalism Workshop | September 27-29 2017

Journalists of all media to took part in a workshop focusing on journalism about cities and their complexities. The workshop included in-depth discussions in a small-group format of topics such as poverty, housing, transportation and economic mobility. Expert presenters included the Pulitzer-winning author of Evicted, Matthew Desmond, as well as author and NPR / PBS journalist Ray Suarez.

Jane Jacobs Fellowships

The Jane Jacobs Fellowships are created for individuals to engage in city-building processes of critical importance in maintaining or regaining the strength and resilience of cities. Fellowships occur across disciplines and address the complex, interconnected problems facing cities throughout the world.  

Jane Jacobs Collegiate Consortium (Pilot 2021/2022)

The Jane Jacobs Collegiate Consortium is a multidisciplinary initiative in higher education that teaches urban ecological processes of critical importance. While maintaining or regaining the strength and resilience of equitable, diverse, sustainable communities, Jane Jacobs Fellows instruct Jacobsian Scholars, enrolled in participating institutions, to connect across disciplines and across campuses while addressing complex real-world projects.