After an international search, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kathe Newman (Rutgers University-New Brunswick) and Dr. Ben Gerlofs (University of Hong Kong) as the new Book Review Editors of the Journal of Urban Affairs. The journal, published by Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group, has a global...Read More
UAA Members: On September 17, the Executive Office sent instructions regarding the nomination period for the Fall Governing Board Election. Recommendations for nominees are due Tuesday, October 1. If you did not receive the email message, please contact [email protected]. We want to make sure you receive future email messaging regarding the election, including access to...Read More
UAA Members: The Executive Office will be sending instructions regarding the nomination period for the Fall Governing Board Election on September 17. If you do not receive an email, please contact [email protected]. We want to make sure you receive future email messaging regarding the election, including access to your ballot.Read More
Help us celebrate our colleagues. . . nominate someone for the Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award! Nominating is easier than ever.Read More
The UAA is seeking speakers who can provide expertise on professional development topics for early-career, and/or mid-to-advanced career professionals.Read More
We are excited to announce our 2024-2025 professional development opportunities. These unique career-building activities are available to UAA members. Join or Renew!Read More
Dear UAA Community, We are pleased to announce the launch of the application/nomination forms for the 2025 Urban Affairs Association (UAA) awards. A brief description of each award is provided below. Full descriptions, including award benefits & nomination instructions, are available on the UAA website. You must be a current UAA member to nominate someone for...Read More
The Scholar Development Editors (SDEs) of the Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA), which is sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association (UAA), will host the UAA Publishing Fellows Program from August 2024 to August 2025. The Publishing Fellows Program is for early career scholars (Doctoral students, untenured assistant professors). The year-long program will include writing and publication workshops, as well as individual...Read More
TH 1.00.26 Belonging in Spaces of PowerThu, April 25 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMWESTSIDE BALLROOM SALON 3 (5th Floor) MODERATORKitty Kelly Epstein, Fielding Graduate University PRESENTATIONSWhose Streets Are These, Anyway? Queer Social Movement Reterritorialization in a Gentrifying Greenwich VillageJoe Gallegos, University of California Irvine The Right to Belong in the Neoliberal City: Historicizing Queer...Read More
Dr. Naa Oyo Kwate (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) has been selected to receive the 2024 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation (University of Minnesota Press, 2023). This annual award is given to a book that is well-written...Read More
