Mychal Johnson (South Bronx Unite) has been selected to receive the 2024 Community Activist Award. Since the late 1960s, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has served as a professional organization for scholars and practitioners seeking to advance social justice and policy equity through timely analyses, and direct support of local residents and advocacy organizations. In...Read More
Dr. W. Dennis Keating (Cleveland State University) has been selected to receive the 2024 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award. This annual award honors an individual whose body of work has contributed to defining the field and furthering the intellectual and professional development of emerging scholars. AWARD COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT “We are pleased to...Read More
We are seeking papers that contain thoughtful, rigorous research, analysis and commentary on housing deterioration and home repair, to the end of (1) initiating a broader national conversation on the significance of this issue in the larger framework of national housing policy, and (2) designing constructive policies and public resource allocations to combat housing deterioration...Read More
Thomas J. Vicino Named Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Dr. Thomas J. Vicino has been named the next dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, effective March 4. Dr. Vicino currently serves as the associate dean of graduate studies in the College of Social Science...Read More
Reminder: your UAA membership includes access to both UAA Journals! Journal of Urban Affairs Journal of Race, Ethnicity & the City We sent our updated membership list to Taylor & Francis earlier this week. ? If you selected “online access,” go to the T&F online and Register using the email address associated with your UAA...Read More
Webinar and Learning Session on “Amplified Harm: LGBTQ+ Disaster Displacement,” December 13th at 11 am PST, in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other disaster experts. This webinar will present a new data analysis (the first of its kind) of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey Natural Data Tables and found that...Read More
Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bridge to Faculty in Political Science Hiring Department: Political Science Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: req7841 Posting Close Date: 1/16/2024 Desired Start Date 8/16/2024 Position Summary The Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites...Read More
UAA members with a current membership will receive an email on November 7 with instructions on how to vote in the 2024 Governing Board election. Read More
Do you know someone who would make a good UAA Governing Board member? If yes, we encourage you to recommend them to the Nominations Committee for the upcoming election.Read More
Do you know someone who would make a good UAA Governing Board member? If yes, we encourage you to recommend them to the Nominations Committee for the upcoming election.Read More
We are pleased to announce that Rights to the City – a distinctive interdisciplinary book series sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association and published by Routledge | Taylor & Francis – is now actively seeking proposals for books and curated edited volumes by both established and early-career researchers.Read More
Position Summary The Kinder Institute for Urban Research aims to improve lives through data, research, engagement, and action. The institute is currently expanding to build out five research centers focused on key aspects shaping the social and cultural landscape of the Houston area. The five research centers will conduct research on housing, education, public health, economic mobility and inequality, and population dynamics....Read More
