
Urban Studies
In 2008, the United Nations Population Fund reported that for the first time in human history, over half of the world’s population lived in urban areas. This statistic reflects tremendous urban growth over the last century, and indeed, only 30% of the world’s population lived in urban areas as recently as 1950. The current Urban Studies program at Lake Forest College was designed with this significant demographic fact in mind.
As the urbanization trend continues, most Lake Forest College graduates are likely to find themselves working in urban areas, and many will be actively involved with urban specific issues in environment, communication, infrastructure, planning, politics, and social organization. Because Lake Forest College is only 30 miles from Chicago, our students and faculty are well-situated to treat the city as an urban laboratory in which to explore these issues. Chicago-oriented courses are available in almost all the departments in the College.
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Rudi Batzell
Assistant Professor of History
Chair of Urban Studies
Brown Hall 522
847-735-6090
batzell@lakeforest.edu
Katie Lenzi
Department Assistant
Brown Hall 255
847-735-5122
klenzi@mx.lakeforest.edu
Prachi Rangan
Department Assistant
Brown Hall 255
847-735-5121
prangan@mx.lakeforest.edu