Global Urban Studies, Rutgers University-Newark Invites Applications for Funded Positions

December 6, 2019UAA Community News
Global Urban Studies, Rutgers University-Newark Invites Applications for Funded Positions

The Ph.D. program in Global Urban Studies at Rutgers University-Newark has funding available for highly qualified candidates to begin studies in Fall 2020. Positions are available for interdisciplinary urban research in social sciences and humanities, including a new opportunity in sound environments. Funded students will take part in collaborative faculty-student research projects on many aspects … Read More

Reminder: NLC-UAA Grant Applications due Friday, Nov. 22

November 19, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Conference
Reminder: NLC-UAA Grant Applications due Friday, Nov. 22

Call for Applications Fellowships for Research on Preemption Impacts on Cities & Towns Deadline for Applications: November 22, 2019 11:59pm CST Review Decisions: December 9, 2019 While preemption has grown as a tool for states, its impacts on the functions of cities, their residents and their businesses have gone largely unexamined…until now! The National League of … Read More

Call for Nominations: Emerging Scholar Award (Deadline: Nov. 29, 2019)

November 13, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Conference

The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is seeking nominations for the Emerging Scholar Award to recognize emerging scholars whose work exemplifies outstanding scholarship in urban affairs. Do you know an emerging scholar? Nominate a student or recent graduate (within the last year) for the emerging scholar award whose doctoral research is related to urban affairs. Nominations are welcomed from any academic … Read More

Call for Papers: PhD Conference on Real Estate and Housing

November 13, 2019UAA Community News

The 4th Annual PhD Conference on Real Estate and Housing, April 28th and 29th, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio State University invited submissions. The conference is a platform to showcase and develop the work of doctoral students through constructive discussions and sharing of ideas. PhD students whose papers are selected for presentation will … Read More

Call for Nominations: Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award (Deadline: Nov. 29, 2019)

November 13, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Conference

The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is seeking nominations for the Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award to recognize individuals who have provided an outstanding record of service to UAA and/or the field of urban affairs. We are looking for nominees who have distinguished themselves in one or more of the following areas: (1) exceptional and impactful service … Read More

Call for Nominations: Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award (Deadline – Nov. 29, 2019)

November 13, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Conference

The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is seeking nominations for the Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award to recognize individuals whose body of work has contributed to defining the field. The award will be presented to one or more individuals at the 2020 UAA Conference in Washington, DC. We are seeking your assistance in publicizing the … Read More

Call for Nominations: Activist Scholar Award (Deadline Nov. 29, 2019)

November 13, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Conference

The Urban Affairs Association is seeking nominations for the UAA-SAGE Marilyn Gittell Activist Scholar Award to recognize urban activist scholarship. The award was established in 2011 to highlight the importance of field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The award is designed to focus on the research of an individual who … Read More

Call for Papers – Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (Deadline: Jan. 15, 2020)

November 7, 2019UAA Community News, UAA Publications
Call for Papers – Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (Deadline: Jan. 15, 2020)

We are delighted to announce that the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (JRE), a new journal sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association, is ready to accept manuscripts for review. The journal will: Serve as an outlet for ground-breaking theoretical and empirical approaches that explore race, ethnicity, identity and social justice; Examine the complex relations between race, ethnicity and other vectors … Read More