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title
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Assistant Professor
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department
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City & Regional Planning
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address
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307 West Sibley Hall
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phone
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(607) 255-6226
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email
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as875@cornell.edu
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Arturo Ignacio Sánchez is a native of Bogotá, Colombia. He has taught at Pratt Institute Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and the Environment; Columbia University; Barnard College; New York University; LaGuardia Community College; Universidad de Bogotá; and La Universidad de Santo Tomas in Bogotá.
Mr. Sánchez has also served as policy analyst for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Education Services, multi-campus administrator with the Vice Chancellor of Urban Affairs of the City University of New York (CUNY), and director of student recruitment at Hostos Community College, CUNY.
He has worked as a community-based activist on immigration and economic development issues, served for 10 years as a member of Queens Community Board 3, and has been a member of the Planners Network Advisory Committee.
education
- B.A., Latin American Studies, St. Francis College, 1971
- M.A., Latin American History, New York University, 1974
- M.S., Urban Planning in Developing Nations, Columbia University, 1982
- Ph.D., Urban Planning, Columbia University, 2003
work
Community Service
Member of New York City Community Board 3, Queens
courses
- Latin American and Latino Cities
- Latino Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the U.S. City
- Farmworkers
- Graduate seminar for students enrolled in the NYC Cornell Urban Scholars Program
research
- Intersection between current urban planning theory and changing Latino urban demographics
- Historic preservation, gentrification, and multicultural immigrant communities in New York City
- Spanish language immigrant entrepreneurship and gentrification patters in northwestern Queens, New York
exhibitions
- Presenter on April 12, 2008 at the Cornell Conference: Colombian Migration: Transnational, Political, and Cultural Perspectives. Topic: “Colombian Migration to Jackson Heights, New York: The Politics and Geographical Scales of Immigrant Demonization and the Built Environment”
- Organized, with Professor Jeff Chusid of historic preservation, a mid-career professional workshop on historic preservation and changing demographics in Jackson heights, New York. Workshop held in New York City in June 2008.
