Are you a recent PhD graduate? Thinking about career strategies? Seeking employment? Here’s a unique opportunity to get advice from senior colleagues. Apply Now! Group Speed Mentoring @ 2026 ICUA Application Deadline Extended to: January 27, 2026 Sponsored by: The Urban Affairs Association Date/Time: Thursday, April 30, 2026 (12:30PM – 1:30PM) Lunch Provided Location: Marriott...Read More
Early-Career Workshop for Advanced Graduate Students @ 2026 ICUA Sponsored by: The Urban Affairs Association Date/Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (9:00AM – 4:30PM) Location: Marriott Marquis Hotel | Chicago, Illinois Application Deadline: November 14, 2025 EVENT DESCRIPTION This full-day conference workshop targets early-career professionals and focuses on developing and completing the dissertation, approaching the job...Read More
Tour tickets for ICUA 2026 are available for purchase via the registration form. SEE ALSO: Detailed tour descriptions PRO TIP: The tours always sell out quickly. If you are interested, act now! Read More
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The International Conference on Urban Affairs 2026 is now accepting submissions! Submission Deadline = October 1, 2025 @ 11:59 CDT Call for Participation General Schedule Deadlines Conference Policies Registration Rates Hotel Rates International Attendee InfoRead More
SAVE THE DATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN AFFAIRS April 29 – May 2, 2026 Marriott Marquis HotelChicago, Illinois + + + + + Abstract submission opens on August 1, 2025. + + + + +/ / / / / Sign up for Conference News to receive updates. / / / / / Photo by Austin Neill on UnsplashRead More
UAA is excited to use a new online conference platform (Whova) for this year’s International Conference on Urban Affairs. / / / / / WHOVA FEATURES / / / / Customize your profile. Browse & search the conference program easily. Create your own personal schedule. Access documents and slides shared by organizers or speakers. Plan...Read More
Dr. Ana Paula Pimentel Walker (University of Michigan) has been selected to receive the 2025 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award. The award is co-sponsored by SAGE and the Urban Affairs Association (UAA). This annual award was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The inspiration...Read More
Dr. Jenna Davis (University of California, Berkeley) and Joseph Huennekens (Columbia University) have been selected to receive the 2025 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “YIMBY Divided: A Qualitative Content Analysis of YIMBY.” This annual award gives recognition to a paper published in the Journal of Urban Affairs (during...Read More
The following individuals have been selected to receive the Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Sabina Deitrick (University of Pittsburgh) Dr. Edward Goetz (University of Minnesota) Dr. Jill Simone Gross (Hunter College, City University of New York) Dr. Michael Owens (Emory University) Dr. Daphne Spain (retired from University of Virginia, owner of 2nd Act...Read More
AJ Golio (Tulane University) has been selected to receive the 2025 Best Article in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City Award for his paper ”What makes gentrification ‘white’? Theorizing the mutual construction of whiteness and gentrification in the urban US.” This annual award gives recognition to a paper published in the Journal of...Read More
Dr. Igor Vojnovic (Michigan State University) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award. This award was established in April 2021 to highlight the significant contributions made by individuals in service to UAA’s publications. In the past, UAA has established awards that recognize scholarship and multiple...Read More
Dr. Victoria Basolo (University of California, Irvine) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 Scott Cummings Distinguished Editorial Service Award. This award was established in April 2021 to highlight the significant contributions made by individuals in service to UAA’s publications. In the past, UAA has established awards that recognize scholarship and...Read More
Angela Marie MacDougall (Battered Women’s Support Services) has been selected to receive the 2025 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...Read More
