A request from Dr. J. Philip Thompson of MIT for critique, recommendations, and contributions to a policy review he is crafting, which aims to identify commonalities and differences in policy positions amongst Black organizations and to stimulate conversations that may develop into a unified agenda as we move into the 2016 election year. (more…)
In this interview, Dr. Gregory Squires, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University, explains community based research and what role URBAN plays in integrating this kind of research into mainstream academic venues.
Democracy and Education Centennial Conference
The John Dewey Democracy and Education Centennial Conference will take place just before the AERA 2016 meeting in Washington DC — April 7-8, 2016 at the Thurgood Marshall Center. The John Dewey Society is very interested in having scholars from URBAN participate in the Centennial conference. If you are interested in presenting or putting together an URBAN session (panel, symposium, something more creative, etc.), please email Jerusha Conner (jerusha.conner@villanova.edu) with your name and a rough idea of what you might present by October 27th. (more…)
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Cal Poly Pomona is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2016 Dale Prize. The Dale Prize pairs a scholar and a practitioner for dialogues on a focused planning topic, with a goal of linking theory and practice. Awardees participate Read more…
On Saturday, October 24 a collaborative comprised of Philadelphia parents, teachers, and researchers will host Convening on High Stakes Testing: Envisioning Alternatives & Planning Next Steps. The event will take place from 9:30am-4:00pm at Temple University in the Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Anex (1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue).
The event is designed to create partnerships in support of replacing high stakes testing with more meaningful forms of assessment and accountability. Collaborating organizations include URBAN, Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools, Caucus of Working Educators, Opt Out Philly, Teacher Action Group, Temple Teacher Network, United Opt Out, and University Community Collaborative . (more…)
Hope and Healing in Urban Education is the latest work by Shawn Ginwright, Associate Professor of Education in the Africana Studies Department and Senior Research Associate for the Cesar Chavez Institute for Public Policy at San Francisco State University. The book proposes a new movement of healing justice to repair the damage done by Read more…
The URBAN scholar-activist network’s publications committee has drafted guidelines to aid editors and reviewers of sociological journals and conference papers in assessing community- based research submissions. The guidelines are also intended to support community-based researchers who are presenting studies for critical reviews. Please send your thoughts and questions to charlotte_ryan@uml.edu. Read more…
The School of Education of the University of California, Davis seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher. This opportunity is funded by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and focuses on the domain of public participation in scientific research (PPSR) as a tool to promote science learning, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement. This is Read more…
The URBAN scholar-activist network’s publications committee has drafted guidelines to aid editors and reviewers of sociological journals and conference papers in assessing community- based research submissions. The guidelines are also intended to support community-based researchers who are presenting studies for critical reviews. Members of the URBAN publications committee will present Read more…
The editors of the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES) are currently working on a special issue that will feature pieces authored by students or community partners. If you are a graduate student or if you have worked with a student or community partner who might be interested in submitting a manuscript for these sections, please contact Vicky Carter, Assistant to the Editor, at jces.@ua.edu
Download the calls for manuscripts below!