Community News submitted by: Lucia Capanema-Alvares, Universidade Federal Fluminense Call for Papers: Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and the City Special Issue: Latin America on the Move — The Right to Mobility, Migration, and to Stay Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities across Latin America are navigating an era of profound spatial disruption. From the highland communities of...Read More
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN AFFAIRS April 14 – 16, 2027 Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times SquareNew York City + + + + + Abstract submission opens on August 15, 2026. + + + + +/ / / / / Sign up for Conference News to receive updates. / / / / /Read More
Dr. Prentiss Dantzler (University of Toronto) has been selected to receive the 2026 Best Reviewer for the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City Award. Dr. Dantzler is the first recipient of this new annual award. The Journal of Urban Affairs and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City publish approximately 130 articles a...Read More
Dr. Ivis García (Texas A&M University) has been selected to receive the 2026 Best Reviewer for the Journal of Urban Affairs Award. Dr. García is the first recipient of this new annual award. The Journal of Urban Affairs and the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City publish approximately 130 articles a year. These articles...Read More
Dr. Megan Hatch (Cleveland State University), Seumalu Dr. Elora Lee Raymond (University of Canterbury), Dr. Benjamin Teresa (Virginia Commonwealth University), and Dr. Kathryn Howell (University of Maryland) have been selected to receive the 2026 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “A data feminist approach to urban data practice: Tenant...Read More
Dr. Michael Overton (University of Idaho) and Dr. Eric Stokan (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) have been selected to receive the 2026 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award for their paper “Rethinking development and redistribution policy: Testing the local expenditure assumption using the Community Development Block Grant program.” This annual award gives...Read More
Community News submitted by: Deden Rukmana, University of Texas at Arlington A new book titled “Growth of a Megacity: Planning Jakarta in the Post-Suburban Era”, edited by Deden Rukmana (the University of Texas at Arlington) and Sonia Roitman (the University of Queensland, Australia), has been published by the University of Hawaii Press. https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/growth-of-a-megacity-planning-jakarta-in-the-post-suburban-era/ Jakarta has...Read More
The following individuals have been selected to receive the Mary Helen Callahan Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Carolyn Adams (Temple University) Dr. Jane Brooks (University of New Orleans) Dr. Nevin Brown (National Association of State Universities & Land-Grant Colleges; Siena Italian Studies ) Dr. Barbara Ferman (Temple University) Dr. Robin Hambleton (University of the West...Read More
Community News submitted by: Cathy Liu, Georgia State University 2026 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Racial Equity in Technology Entrepreneurship (RETE) Workshop May 27-29, 2026, NYU Tulsa, Tulsa, OK The Racial Equity in Technology Entrepreneurship (RETE) Workshop is a premier gathering of researchers, thought leaders, and practitioners dedicated to advancing research on the intersection of race, technology, and...Read More
Dr. Tanvi Deshpande (University of Birmingham and London School of Economics and Political Science) has been selected to receive the 2026 Best Book Review in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award. Tanvi is the first recipient of this new annual award. AWARD COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT Dr. Tanvi V. Deshpande has been selected to receive the Best...Read More
Dr. Edward Goetz (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Michael Owens (Emory University) have been selected to receive the 2026 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...Read More
Dr. Yasminah Beebeejaun (University College London), Dr. Ali Modarres (University of Washington Tacoma) and Dr. Deirdre Oakley (Georgia State University) have been selected as the 2026 recipients of the 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....Read More
Dr. Andrew Kahrl (University of Virginia) has been selected to receive the 2026 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Disposition in America (University of Chicago Press, 2024). This annual award is given to a book that is well-written and based on rigorous...Read More
