THE GPA BLOG
A Week in Washington DC!
/0 Comments/in DC Trip, Student Blogs /by scalvilloChinyere Nwonye, Rocio Perez, Alejandra Rios, Hamzah Yaacob During our spring break, we headed to DC for a week full of activities and meetings with people pursuing global careers […]
From UCLA to D.C.: A Journey of Learning, Networking, and Career Exploration in International Development
/0 Comments/in DC Trip /by scalvilloBy: Alejandra Garcia Gutierrez, Christopher Hung-Do, Elizabeth Plasencia Visiting Washington D.C. as a diverse learning group with UCLA’s urban planning, public policy, and public health professionals brought a wealth […]
Reflections on Careers in Global Public Affairs
/0 Comments/in DC Trip /by scalvilloBy: Lucy Briggs, Sebastian Cazares, Myrella Gonzalez, Akib Rahman A weeklong excursion to Washington, D.C. to learn about career opportunities in Global Public Affairs with fellow Luskin students revealed […]
Spring Break 2023 in DC: A chance to network & explore future careers!
/0 Comments/in DC Trip /by scalvilloBy Stephany Calvillo, GPA, MURP ’23 This Spring Break of 2023 provided our GPA Spring Break fellows with several opportunites. Opportunities for networking, and opportunities for exploring future careers through […]
Fostering an Individual Approach for Global Impact
/0 Comments/in DC Trip /by mparkerJeremy Epstein (MURP/Sciences Po) and Yaritza Gonzalez (MPP) After a jam-packed week meeting with international development professionals in DC, we feel much more knowledgeable and well-equipped to navigate the […]
Learning the Many Lenses of Luskin Careers in Global Public Affairs
/0 Comments/in DC Trip /by mparkerJose Negrete (1st year MURP and Dual Degree with Science Po) and Shweta Sundar (1st year MURP) During the spring 2022 break in our first year of studies in […]
Building Digitally Enhanced Learning Environments in Dire Dawa Primary Schools
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Jay Manzano As a graduate student pursuing a master of urban planning degree, my participation in Engineers Without Borders & the Engineering a Better World, UCLA initiative proved to […]
Summer internship in Mexico City
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Student Blogs, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Alendra Rios As a dual-degree student in Urban Planning and Latin American Studies, I was eager to secure an internship in Mexico City for the past summer. Through the […]
Empowering Urban Youth: Sports, Democracy, and Community Building
/0 Comments/in Events Blog, IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Students, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Joshua Claxton, MURP 2024 In the ever-expanding and complex urban tapestry of the Paris metropolitan area, Sport dans la Ville is one of the primary non-profits empowering systemically marginalized […]
Research on operationalizing a climate-smart real estate enterprise, based in Rwanda
/0 Comments/in IPP Fellows, IPP Summer Fellowship, Student Blogs, Students, Uncategorized, Urban Planning /by chyadavBy Divine Mutoni, MURP 2024 The Global Public Affairs Summer Fellowships allowed me the opportunity to return to my home country, Rwanda, this summer as a graduate student researcher […]
Planning in the City: My Summer Internship at the Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency
/0 Comments/in IPP Summer Fellowship /by scalvilloBy Chaithra Navada, MURP ’23 As an international MURP student, I have been curious about the stark differences in my planning education here, and my experience in cities of […]
Urban Planning in Querétaro, México
/0 Comments/in IPP Summer Fellowship /by scalvilloBy Amanda Gormsen, MURP ’24 As a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) and Latin American Studies (LAS), I was keen […]