Urban Planning

2 New Positions- Monash Urban Planning/Urban Lab

September 13, 2018

The Faculty of Art Design and Architecture (MADA) invites applications for two new positions: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning & Design (on-going appointment) http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/581808/lecturer-or-senior-lecturer-urban-planning-design[careers.pageuppeople.com] Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash Urban Lab (3-year fixed term research only appointment) http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/581797/postdoctoral-research-fellow-monash-urban-lab [careers.pageuppeople.com] Successful candidates for both positions will work across UPD and the Urban

URBAN Newsletter – Summer 2016

July 23, 2016

The URBAN newsletter is now available here, and it includes updates about national URBAN events and node activities during the 2015 – 2016 academic year.

URBAN Gathers for Third National Meeting: “Critical Solidarities and Multi-Scalar Powers”

April 19, 2016

Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN) Gathers for Third National Meeting at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York On Thursday, March 31st and Friday, April 1st, nearly one hundred scholars, activists, and artists gathered for the third national URBAN conference at the CUNY Graduate Center: Critical Solidarities and

Reflections on the Second National URBAN Conference

December 22, 2015

On Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th, over fifty scholars and activists from the Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN) gathered for their second national conference at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Gilda Ochoa, Professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies and Sociology at Pomona College, reflects on the conference: Learning from the Contradictions: A Critical

URBAN Gathers for Second National Meeting at University of Massachusetts, Boston

December 15, 2015

On Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th, over fifty scholars and activists from the Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN) gathered for their second national conference at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. This gathering was sponsored by the Spencer and W.T. Grant Foundations. Mark R. Warren, associate professor in the

Planning Accreditation Board New Standards Would Eliminate Diversity Measures

November 23, 2015

Dear URBAN network, As I’m sure some of you know, the Planning Accreditation Board (which accredits planning schools) is revising their standards, including the elimination of particular metrics around student and faculty diversity. This will be devastating to efforts to recruit and retain students and faculty of color in planning