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1969

First meeting of Council of University Institutes for Urban Affairs (CUIUA).

1970

Council of University Institutes for Urban Affairs (CUIUA) Board formed.
Articles of Incorporation filed in Washington, DC.

1971

Tax exempt status granted as a 501©3 organization.

1972

1972-1973

Secretariat established at University of Delaware.

1975

Mary Helen Callahan becomes Executive Director.

1981

Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) formed from merger of The Urban Interest and Urban Affairs Papers.
JUA co-sponsored by Virginia Tech University.

1985

First conference award established: Best Paper Award.

1986

Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) Editorship moves to University of Louisville.

1987

Council of University Institutes for Urban Affairs (CUIUA) changes its name to Urban Affairs Association (UAA).

1989

Individual members gain voting rights in UAA elections.

1995

1995 – 2004

UAA supports initial meetings that lead to start of the European Urban Research Association (EURA).

2000

2000 – 2005

Leadership changes as two executive directors and a managing director enter and exit UAA roles.
Financial crisis emerges.

2000

UAA gives initial support to launch intranet project: Cyberhood.
Mary Helen Callahan ends 25-year term as Executive Director.

2004

Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) ranks #1 out of 28 urban journals in international rankings.

2005

Scott Cummings ends 17-year term as Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) Editor
Victoria Basolo (UC Irvine) assumes JUA editorship
Margaret Wilder becomes Executive Director

2006

2006—2008

Financial recovery and strategic planning

2010

Laura Reese (Michigan State University) begins Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) editorship.

2011

UAA Executive Office relocates to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

2013

San Francisco conference attracts record-setting 900 attendees.

2016

Igor Vojnovic (Michigan State University) begins Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) editorship.

2020

Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (JRE) launched with editors, Yasminah Beebeejaun (University College London) and Ali Modarres (University of Washington Tacoma).
UAA 50th Anniversary Conference cancelled due to COVID pandemic.

2021

Bernadette Hanlon (Ohio State University) becomes Journal of Urban Affairs (JUA) Editor.

2022

UAA 50th Anniversary Conference held in Washington, DC (April 12-14).