The Urban Studies Concentration is led by a steering committee composed of faculty members representing the core academic departments involved in the Urban Studies Program. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of Urban Studies, faculty for the program consist of regular members of the core departments of Economics, Education, Geography, Political Science and History.
| David Lanegran
lanegran@macalester.edu
David Lanegran, John S. Holl professor of Geography and department chair, teaches courses in human and urban geography. His interests have led to extensive studies and comparisons of urban planning processes around the world. He has published several books, including Minnesota on the Map, A Historical Atlas, and articles on urban and cultural geography. He is a past president of the National Council for Geographic Education (1998) and serves as a consultant to the College Board for the advanced placement human geography test. |
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| George Latimer
latimer@macalester.edu
George Latimer, Adjunct Professor of Geography, one of the country's leading authorities on urban issues, has a special interest in public-private partnerships that encourage growth and development of affordable housing. Before coming to Macalester College, Latimer served as Mayor of Saint Paul from 1976 to 1990, was Dean of Hamline University Law School, and was an advisor to Secretary Henry Cisneros at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Latimer received his B.A. from St. Michael's College and the L.L.B. from Columbia University Law School.
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| Peter Rachleff
rachleff@macalester.edu
Peter Rachleff, professor of History, teaches history of the U.S. working class, immigration and ethnicity in U.S. History, and African Americans and the transformation of the city, 1890-1945. He is past president of the National Working Class Studies Association (2006-2007) and a member of the National Executive Board of the Labor and Working Class History Association. He has been active in local campaigns around immigrant and labor rights.
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Ruthanne Kurth-Schai
kurthschai@macalester.edu
Ruthanne Kurth-Schai, professor and chair of Educational Studies, teaches courses on social, philosophical, and political dimensions of education. Her research interests include philosophical and policy analyses centered on the role of public education in addressing social justice, environmental, and spiritual issues as well as contemporary reform efforts in the United States and abroad aimed at effective response to the challenges posed by globalization. Her recent book, Re-envisioning Education & Democracy, is co-authored with Charles R. Green.
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Paru Shah
shahp@macalester.edu
Paru Shah, assistant professor of Political Science, teaches Urban Politics; Race, Ethnicity and Politics; American Politics and Empirical Research Methods. Her recent research projects focus on racial representation of minority groups and its impact on public policy, and the consequences of urban education reform.
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Daniel Trudeau, Chair
trudeau@macalester.edu
Daniel Trudeau, assistant professor of Geography and director of the Urban Studies concentration, teaches Urban Social Geography, Qualitative Methods, Political Geography, Introduction to Urban Studies and Cities of the 21st Century. His recent research projects include analyzing the role of nonprofit organizations in immigrant integration, the geographical implications of land-use politics in urbanizing communities, and the geography of the New Urbanism.
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