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Article October 21, 2025 Exploring the Impact of Anchor Institutions A new graduate course, “Anchor Institutions as Agents of Change: Past, Present and Future,” explores economic impacts of anchor institutions. Eugénie L. Birch Anthony (Tony) Sorrentino Anchor Institutions

Announcement September 22, 2025 Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally The funds will support the Institute for Urban Research’s advancement of research, education, and policy solutions for cities. Urban Development Anchor Institutions

Annual Report August 6, 2025 Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Penn IUR is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Penn IUR Annual Report, Ideas, Inquiry, & Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research Urban Development

Article May 28, 2025 Penn Institute for Urban Research Awarded Grant to Re-envision the University’s Role as an Anchor Institution Penn IUR's "Penn as an Anchor Institution" project has been selected for support through the University of Pennsylvania’s Draw Down the Lightning grants, a new initiative of the Office of the President and Office of the Provost. Anchor Institutions

Affiliated PhD Student Sharicca Boldon

Director, Comprehensive Executive Programs, Wharton Executive Education

Urban Development Anchor Institutions

Newsletter April 5, 2024 Penn IUR Newsletter, Spring 2024 Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Article September 11, 2023 Penn IUR Welcomes 2023-24 Fellows in Urban Leadership Penn IUR welcomes its sixth cohort into the Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership program. Anchor Institutions

Mar 21 2023 Past Event Decarbonization and Urban Institutions Climate Change & Resilience Anchor Institutions

Article March 14, 2023 Celebrating 50 Volumes in Penn IUR - Penn Press Book Series

Article September 19, 2022 Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership. Anchor Institutions

Article April 28, 2022 Fellowship in Urban Leadership: Apply Now

Oct 12 2021 Past Event Community College: Who Should Pay?

Article November 24, 2020 We Won’t Say Good-Bye … Lawrence C. Nussdorf, Founding Member, Penn IUR Advisory Board, Will Be with Us Forever Penn IUR founding Advisory Board member Lawrence C. Nussdorf, remembered. Eugénie L. Birch Susan Wachter

Fellow Anthony (Tony) Sorrentino

CEO, Fairmount Park Conservancy

Anchor Institutions

Article September 20, 2018 Introducing Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership Penn IUR’s newly established Fellows in Urban Leadership program aims to link the theoretical and the practical – the academic and the professional – to distill the values and processes of leadership, ultimately positioning Penn’s bright and dedicated students at the forefront of this global charge.

Emerging Scholar Moritz Schularick

Professor of Economics and Economic History, University of Bonn

Faculty Fellow Vijay Kumar

Nemirovsky Family Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Fellow Aromar Revi

Co-Chair of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IHHS)

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Emerging Scholar Peter Blair

Associate Professor of Education, Harvard University

State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions

Article March 8, 2016 Urban Universities and Innovation In this issue of Urban Link, we explore the relationship between urban anchor institutions—in particular higher education institutions— and innovation. Anchor Institutions

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