Resources and Opportunities for Members - Urban Affairs Association

Online Teaching Resources
Access videos, tips, tools, examples and guidelines to improved student engagement and success in online learning environments. Access past webinar on online teaching strategies. Learn from UAA’s institutional members’ universities and colleges.
Research Pivoting Resources
Learn about research adjustment strategies to navigate the unexpected (e.g., a pandemic, funding cuts, new job, relocation). Access past webinar on research pivoting strategies.
Career Navigation for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Professionals and Students
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) career professionals and students: Learn about strategies and research advice for career advancement
Journal and Book Publishing
Selecting journals; Preparing manuscripts; Using reviewer comments; Communicating with editors; Understanding the publisher’s production process; Selecting a publisher; developing a book proposal; writing strategies; royalties; promotion/marketing; book reviews

Engaged/Applied/Activist/Advocacy Scholarship (March 2021)
How-to-guide on doing research that advocates and/or directly addresses a policy issue; bridging the gap between academia and public/policy debates; activism within and outside academia
Applications Due March 17 - Application Form

Intensive: Publishing and Research Methods (Summer 2021)
Part I: Publishing Intensive (How to publish from start to finish)
Part II: Comparative/international Research Strategies
Part III: Qualitative/Ethnographic Research Methods
Part IV: Funding

Intensive: Teaching Effectiveness (Summer 2021)
How to design and conduct courses for maximum student engagement and learning success; Graduate vs. undergraduate teaching; Teaching about diversity, racial justice and marginalization