Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program

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The Bard/Xavier Urban Studies Speaker Series features intellectual, civic, and creative leaders from across New Orleans. In a mix of panel and lecture formats, students have a unique opportunity to engage with shapers of policy and leaders of the city's redevelopment. Events take place weekly on Xavier campus.

Events have included:

  • Neighborhood Governance and Community Agency in Urban Revitalization
    LaToya Cantrell (President, Broadmoor Improvement Association)
    Patricia Jones (President, Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association)
    Pam Dashiell (President, Holy Cross Neighborhood Association)
  • Community-level Planning for City-wide Rebuilding
    Ed Blakely (Director, New Orleans Office of Recovery Management)
  • Civil Rights and the Recovery of New Orleans
    Dr. Norman Francis (President, Xavier University)
  • An Unnatural Metropolis: Ecology and Geography in New Orleans' History
    Craig Colten (Chair, Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, LSU)
  • New Roles for Urban Planning in and Beyond New Orleans
    David Waggoner (Waggoner and Ball, Architects/Planners)
    Marla Nelson (University of New Orleans)
    Shawn Escoffery (New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative)
  • Re-mapping Gentilly: Neighborhood Recovery Analyses
    Carol Reese (Director, Tulane City Center)
  • Balancing New Design Practices with an Eroding Culture
    Prisca Weems (Principle, FutureProof Sustainable Design Consultancy)
    Will Bradshaw (Principle, Green Coast Enterprises)
    Charles Allen (Director, 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development)
  • Who Owns the Public Culture of New Orleans' 7th Ward?
    Helen Regis (Geography and Anthropology, LSU)
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Discussion at Bard New Orleans Initiative workshop on community survey methodology. Photo: Pat Semansky


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Louisiana Geographic Information Center Director Craig Johnson presents data collection tools at Bard/Harvard New Orleans Neighborhood Leadership Forum. Photo: Pat Semansky


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In the News...

  • Applications for the Urban Studies in New Orleans Program will be accepted through March 15

    Applications for the Bard Urban Studies in New Orleans Program will be reviewed and responded to on a rolling basis. Please don't hesitate to contact our office at 504-940-4214 with any questions about the program or the application process. And please note that the application can be completed online as well as in hard copy.

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