Founded in 1946, the Department of City and Regional Planning is one of the largest, oldest, and best known programs of graduate planning education and research in North America. We are located in the heart of the country's oldest state university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, founded in 1793. The state of North Carolina, the Research Triangle region, and the community of Chapel Hill are ideally suited to serve as the home base of a nationally ranked program in city and regional planning.
 

Diversity at DCRP

DCRP is committed to improving the quality of campus life by valuing the total diversity of the people who live and work among us. As part of this effort, a Diversity Committee was created within DCRP. The goals of the committee are to integrate diversity into the undergraduate and graduate curricula, to support and encourage the recruitment of a diverse faculty as well as a more diverse student population. The committee also strives to support students of color in their academic, professional, and personal development, and to provide a forum to discuss issues related to communities of color. The committee chair can be contacted at pberke@email.unc.edu.

Equal Opportunity at DCRP

The university is particularly focused on fostering greater interaction and collaboration with diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities. DCRP reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran. This policy applies to all programs and facilities, including, but not limited to, admissions, educational programs, and employment.