Claire W. Herbert’s book, A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of Property Informality, was published by University of California Press in March 2021. Dr. Herbert is an Assistant … Read More
UAA Community News
New Edition of Schwartz’s Housing Policy in the United States
Alex Schwartz, Professor of Public and Urban Policy at the New School has just published the 4th edition of his book, Housing Policy in the United States (Routledge). The edition … Read More
New Publication on Urban Homelessness
The Dynamics of Homelessness: Research and Policy Barrett Lee, Marybeth Shinn, and Dennis Culhane (eds.) The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (693; January 2021) Contrary … Read More
2021-2022 UAA Governing Board Officers
Thomas Vicino, Chair Northeastern University Dr. Thomas J. Vicino is Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities … Read More
JAPA CFP “Anti-Racist Futures” Abstracts Due 6/1/21
Journal of the American Planning Association CFP Special Issue on “Anti-Racist Futures: Disrupting Racist Planning Practices in Workplaces, Institutions, and Communities” Looking for papers that examine urban planning’s exclusionary practices … Read More
May Virtual Event Hosted by the Kauffman Foundation
May Entrepreneurship Issue Forum Join us at 9 a.m. CT Thursday, May 20 for the Entrepreneurship Issue Forum “Access to Opportunity: Creating a level Playing Field for Entrepreneurship.” In this … Read More
2021 UAA Distinguished Service Honor Roll Inductees
For more than 50 years, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has relied on the commitment, intellect, and energy of its service leaders. Without these contributions, UAA would not have developed … Read More
2021 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award
This year, Dr. William Rohe (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award, which is … Read More
2021 Best Article in the Journal of Urban Affairs Award
This year, Dr. Philip Garboden (University of Hawai`i at M?noa) and Dr. Christine Jang-Trettien (Princeton University) were selected as the recipients of the 2021 Best Article in the Journal of … Read More
2021 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award
This year, Namesh Killemsetty (University of Massachusetts Boston) was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award. The award is given to a promising Ph.D. … Read More