ABOUT GLOBAL METROPOLITAN STUDIES
The Global Metropolitan Studies Initiative is co-directed by two faculty members from among the affiliates. The directorship rotates every two to three years.
The first Director of GMS was Professor John Landis of City and Regional Planning (academic year 2004-5). Prof. Peter Bosselmann of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning served as Director during the summer of 2005. Profs. Elizabeth Deakin of City and Regional Planning and Peter Evans of Sociology served as Co-Directors Fall 2005 through Fall 2008. The current Co-Directors are Ananya Roy of City and Regional Planning and Richard Walker of Geography.
Policy direction for the Initiative is established by a broad-based steering committee.See our Governance page for details.
In addition, the deans of the three colleges whose faculty members established GMS (Social Sciences, Environmental Design, and Engineering) and the director of the host organized research unit providing business services to GMS are invited to participate ex officio.
Additional faculty members serve on search committees and educational program committees.
