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Special Briefing Series Online
February 19, 2026
Special Briefing on Addressing the Housing Crisis: Innovative Solutions from Across America

Join our Special Briefing expert panel as we discuss what the nation can do to alleviate housing shortages.

William Glasgall Susan Wachter Hannah Blitzer Eric Goldywn Laurie Goodman Paul Steenhausen
State & Local Finance
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Past Events

Feb 09 2026 Past Event The Senator Nikil Saval Forum Speakers:  Nikil Saval Vincent Reina Housing
Jan 29 2026 Past Event Special Briefing: The Year Ahead for Cities Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Mayor Janet Cowell Fitzroy Lee Sarah Parker Nicholas Samuels Matthew Stitt State & Local Finance
Jan 28 2026 Past Event POSTPONED What Pandemic-Era Experiments Can Teach Us About the Future of Public Space Speakers:  Ariel Ben-Amos Jason Brody, PhD Josh Davidson Tya Winn Urban Development
Dec 16 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on the Outlook for 2026: How States & Cities Will Adapt to Wrenching Change Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Matt Fabian Eric Kim Torsten Slok State & Local Finance
Nov 20 2025 Past Event Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Info Session Speakers:  Jay Arzu Urban Development
Nov 20 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: AI in Government—More Efficiency but Fewer Workers? Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Jon Hartley Megan Kilgore Howard Neukrug Leigh Palmer Thomas Sanchez State & Local Finance
Nov 19 2025 Past Event Penn GIS DAY 2025: Exploring the World Through Maps and Data Speakers:  Dana Bauer Urban Development
Nov 12 2025 Past Event Penn Climate Seminar: Dorit Aviv on Rethinking the Future of Cooling Speakers:  Dorit Aviv Climate Change & Resilience
Nov 10 2025 Past Event Overbuilt: Book Talk and Conversation with Erick Guerra Speakers:  Erick Guerra Urban Development
Oct 30 2025 Past Event City on the Brink: Environmental Movements in Mumbai Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Oct 17 2025 Past Event The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn Launch Event Speakers:  Leigh Palmer Urban Development
Oct 16 2025 Past Event The Richards Transportation Initiative at Penn Networking Happy Hour Speakers:  Leslie Richards
Oct 16 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: Strategies for Closing the US Infrastructure Gap Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Leslie Richards Camila Fonseca Sarmiento Geoffrey Buswick Fatima Yousofi Hughey Newsome State & Local Finance
Oct 03 2025 Past Event Philadelphia’s Green Transformation: From Research to Action Speakers:  Shane Jensen Matt Rader Anthony (Tony) Sorrentino Susan Wachter Charles Branas James Wright Urban Development
Sep 11 2025 Past Event Special Briefing on the Muni Debt Boom: Record Borrowing Amid Budget Strains Speakers:  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Matt Fabian Fitzroy Lee Vikram Rai Sheila Weinberg Mark Zandi State & Local Finance

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