Dr. Mary Rocco is the Director of Engaged Scholarship and Community Engagement in the Office of Community Engagement and Inclusion at Barnard College. She leads the college’s local community engagement strategy through collaboration and partnership with local stakeholders and organizations across NYC. Dr. Rocco convenes campus and community partners to further opportunities for engaged teaching, learning and research toward public impact. Her research interests include: city planning, and neighborhood development with specializations in the roles of philanthropic foundations, community economic development and shrinking cities. Dr. Rocco co-led the preparation, launch and programming of the Undesign the Redline @Barnard project and exhibition. She oversees STEAM in the City and civic engagement programming. Her writing has appeared in the Journal of Urban Affairs, Planning Perspectives and elsewhere. She teaches in Urban Studies at Barnard and the Urban Policy and Planning program at Hunter College. She is a 2024 Anchor Fellow with the Anchor Institutions Task Force.