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January 2020 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

January 2020 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 110, Issue 1 (January 2020) of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers is now available. A full list of contents is below.…

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Going Local or How the AAG Can Help Enhance its Regional Divisions

The region is one of geography’s main concepts and, true to these roots, regional divisions—mostly within the United States but many including Canadian provinces—developed as an intrinsic part of the…

November 2019 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

November 2019 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 109, Issue 6 (November 2019) of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers is now ;A full list of contents is below.…

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Featured News

Going Local or How the AAG Can Help Enhance its Regional Divisions

David H. KaplanDecember 2, 20192019-12-02T11:23:33-05:00
The region is one of geography’s main concepts and, true to these roots, regional divisions—mostly within the United States but many including Canadian provinces—developed as an intrinsic part of the American Association of Geographers. The…
PhDs vs FT Academic Positions comparison line chart This chart is based on data from the AAG’s Jobs in Geography Master List. All permanent full-time entry-level academic positions and post-docs based in the U.S. were aggregated for each year. Dissertation data comes from an ongoing database maintained by Dave Kaplan and Jennifer Mapes. Details on database construction are available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1931-0846.2014.12045.x

Finding your Parachute or The PhD is Not Just for Academics

David H. Kaplan November 1, 2019 Comments Off on Finding your Parachute or The PhD is Not Just for Academics2019-12-02T16:52:08-05:00
Graduate students are haunted by the specter of future job uncertainty. Many Master’s students wonder what they will do with their degree. For PhD students, the period between becoming ABD and completing the dissertation elicits…
High School Graduates with AP Human Geography credit, 2018; Credit: Jessica Reese

A Golden Opportunity for Geography or How Can We Harness the Growth in AP Human Geography?

David H. Kaplan September 30, 2019 Comments Off on A Golden Opportunity for Geography or How Can We Harness the Growth in AP Human Geography?2019-11-08T13:55:03-05:00
I am from a generation when high school classes (at least in my urban public school) were not terribly challenging. This was through no fault of the teachers, who had to contend with a broad…
AAG 2020 Postcard

Call for chapter proposals: New AAG Book on Rocky Mountain West

Staff September 26, 2019 Comments Off on Call for chapter proposals: New AAG Book on Rocky Mountain West2019-09-26T16:57:42-05:00
One of the most anticipated items when I began attending AAG meetings was the annual edited book that came in our packet.  This would be a special volume dedicated to the city and region where…
Rates of Depression and Anxiety

The Mental Health Challenge or Relieving Anxiety and Depression for Students and Faculty

David H. Kaplan August 31, 2019 Comments Off on The Mental Health Challenge or Relieving Anxiety and Depression for Students and Faculty2019-10-01T15:46:28-05:00
About 18 years ago, one of my Masters students calmly mentioned that she had been undergoing a tremendous amount of anxiety, and had seen a doctor about it. I was floored! This particular student exemplified…

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Introducing the “Climate Action Task Force”

Patricia M. Martin and Joseph NevinsOctober 28, 20192019-12-02T17:00:43-05:00
In response to the current climate crisis, last spring we circulated a petition among various geography listservs requesting that the AAG Council take significant action “to reduce CO2 emissions related to the Annual Meeting.” The…
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Social Media at #aagDC

Emily Fekete March 19, 2019 Comments Off on Social Media at #aagDC2019-03-19T11:14:27-05:00
We’re getting closer to the 2019 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or looking to follow the action from afar, there are plenty of ways…
Hōkūleʻa sailing towards Tangier Island (Nà

The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary

RDK Herman December 1, 2018 Comments Off on The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary2019-04-23T09:44:54-05:00
It’s another drizzly day on the Chesapeake, and the boat we are on bobs gently on the opaque, mud-colored water. A crusty old crabber from Tangier Island, by the nickname of Captain Cook (use of…
Rita Colwell (Photo by Sam Kittner)

AAG Names Rita Colwell as the 2019 Honorary Geographer

Emily Fekete November 14, 2018 Comments Off on AAG Names Rita Colwell as the 2019 Honorary Geographer2018-11-14T11:03:16-05:00
Rita Colwell (Photo by Sam Kittner) The American Association of Geographers has named Rita Colwell, the first woman to be director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), as its 2019 AAG Honorary Geographer. Rita Colwell…
Sculpture by Brendan O’Neill, Sr. The sculptor depicts Tubman at about age 30, about her age when she achieved her freedom. The bust and its pedestal are five feet tall, just Tubman’s height. The scars from whippings stand out on the back of her neck in O’Neill’s sculpture. (Photo by C.W. Cooper)

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Catherine W. Cooper November 1, 2018 Comments Off on Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center2018-12-05T17:57:57-05:00
“I never ran my train off track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman was fond of saying this in her later years, but during the 1850s when she was actively escorting enslaved people…

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AAG Grants & Awards Conferred

Regional Divisions Announce Outstanding Graduate Student Papers During their Fall Meetings

StaffDecember 3, 20192019-12-03T11:55:12-05:00
The AAG is proud to announce the Fall 2019 student winners of the AAG Council Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper at a Regional Meeting. The AAG Council Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper at…
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AAG Holds Workshops on Student Recruitment at Regional Division Meetings

Coline Dony, Emily Fekete, Mark Revell December 2, 2019 Comments Off on AAG Holds Workshops on Student Recruitment at Regional Division Meetings2019-12-02T14:10:09-05:00
AAG President David Kaplan recently outlined the need among geography programs to actively recruit students and to develop further community connections to AP Human Geography teachers. Geography faculty and chairs at colleges and universities, however,…
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AAG is Proud to Announce the 2020 AAG Honors

Staff December 2, 2019 Comments Off on AAG is Proud to Announce the 2020 AAG Honors2019-12-02T09:34:45-05:00
Each year, the AAG invites nominations for AAG Honors to be conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement or welfare of the profession. The AAG Honors Committee is charged with making award recommendations for each category,…
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AAG Announces 2020 Class of AAG Fellows

Staff November 14, 2019 Comments Off on AAG Announces 2020 Class of AAG Fellows2019-11-21T11:20:36-05:00
The AAG Fellows is a program, started in 2018, to recognize geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. In addition to honoring geographers, AAG Fellows will serve the AAG as an august body…
Gavin Derleth

AAG Welcomes Fall 2019 Intern

Staff September 25, 2019 Comments Off on AAG Welcomes Fall 2019 Intern2019-09-25T15:40:28-05:00
A new intern has joined the AAG staff this fall semester! The AAG would like to welcome Gavin to the organization. Gavin Derleth is a Senior at The George Washington University, pursuing a in Geography…

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The Geography of Access to Health Services

Estella M. GeraghtyAugust 2, 20192019-08-02T09:44:50-05:00
According to a 1993 Institute of Medicine report, access to health services means "the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes." Geographic access is listed as one of three distinct components…
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Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts

Diana C. Lavery May 2, 2019 Comments Off on Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts2019-05-02T16:08:38-05:00
Redrawing congressional district boundaries, an activity that happens every ten years following the decennial census, may be the most consequential application of geography in the United States. As congressional elections have become less competitive, many…
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AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise

Esri Staff March 28, 2019 Comments Off on AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise2019-03-28T13:06:35-05:00
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) isn't new, and neither are its grand promises. AI as an academic pursuit has its roots in the 1950s. Early AI researchers were filled with optimism, but—despite some initial…
Mineral King Valley

Rights of Nature: The New Paradigm

Cameron La Follette March 6, 2019 Comments Off on Rights of Nature: The New Paradigm2019-03-06T09:24:02-05:00
Rights of Nature is a short-hand term for a form of ecological governance that both provides for and prioritizes Nature’s right to flourish. It also provides for various subsidiary rights, such as the right to…
Ocean Oxygen

Deoxygenation of the Ocean Affects Everyone, So Act Now

Dawn J. Wright, Sylvia A. Earle February 26, 2019 Comments Off on Deoxygenation of the Ocean Affects Everyone, So Act Now2019-02-27T11:46:41-05:00
By Dawn J. Wright, Esri, and Sylvia A. Earle, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Did you know that more than half of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean? This oxygen is produced in large part…

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AAG Holds Workshops on Student Recruitment at Regional Division Meetings

Coline Dony, Emily Fekete, Mark RevellDecember 2, 20192019-12-02T14:10:09-05:00
AAG President David Kaplan recently outlined the need among geography programs to actively recruit students and to develop further community connections to AP Human Geography teachers. Geography faculty and chairs at colleges and universities, however,…
Geography Awareness Week 2019

Get Involved in Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day

Staff October 30, 2019 Comments Off on Get Involved in Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day2019-10-30T11:00:26-05:00
Geography Awareness Week is quickly approaching, November 10th - 16th, with GIS Day on November 13th. Below you’ll find GeoWeek and GIS Day resources, announcements, and ways to get involved, big and small. Do what…
Indigenous Studies Web Map

Taking Steps to Create a Welcoming Discipline for ALL Geographers: A New Resource for Indigenous Students

Jolene Keen May 23, 2019 Comments Off on Taking Steps to Create a Welcoming Discipline for ALL Geographers: A New Resource for Indigenous Students2019-05-23T13:48:02-05:00
The AAG is pleased to announce the release of a new interactive web map of colleges and universities that offer both Geography Programs and Indigenous Studies Programs. Developed in consultation with members of the AAG’s…
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Social Media at #aagDC

Emily Fekete March 19, 2019 Comments Off on Social Media at #aagDC2019-03-19T11:14:27-05:00
We’re getting closer to the 2019 AAG Annual Meeting! Whether you will be attending the meeting all week, for a few days, or looking to follow the action from afar, there are plenty of ways…
Ask a Geographer

Ask a Geographer Program Update: Volunteers Needed

Staff July 2, 2018 Comments Off on Ask a Geographer Program Update: Volunteers Needed2018-07-02T12:50:57-05:00
Do you like opportunities to talk to those outside of our discipline about the work, teaching, or research that you do and why it’s interesting? Are you looking for a fun service opportunity to support…

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Specialty & Affinity Group News

What “real world problems” do our applied geography members help solve?

Hannah TorresOctober 28, 20192019-12-02T16:56:02-05:00
This word cloud was generated from 134 responses to the question:'What kinds of real world problems do you solve (or aspire to solve) using geographic approaches?' The AAG counts 74 Specialty and Affinity groups for…
th International Geography Youth Summit

Discovering Geography – The International Geography Youth Summit

Sue Roberts August 28, 2018 Comments Off on Discovering Geography – The International Geography Youth Summit2018-09-25T15:33:26-05:00
Three long-time AAG members met up recently at the 4th International Geography Youth Summit (IGYS) in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India. The IGYS was developed as part of The Institute of Geographical Studies (TIGS) in Bengaluru.…
NCRGE Funds Research Networks on Geography and Civics, Geo-Computation, and International Curriculum Research

NCRGE Funds Research Networks on Geography and Civics, Geo-Computation, and International Curriculum Research

Staff August 3, 2018 Comments Off on NCRGE Funds Research Networks on Geography and Civics, Geo-Computation, and International Curriculum Research2018-08-03T15:18:30-05:00
The National Center for Research in Geography Education (NCRGE) has approved awards for a third cohort of grantees under its Transformative Research grant program. This investment by NCRGE continues a long-term and broad-based effort to…
Michigan State Graduate Students

The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University Makes History

Joe T. Darden April 30, 2018 Comments Off on The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University Makes History2018-05-07T10:56:34-05:00
The MSU Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences has admitted and will fund three African American women graduate students for the 2018 academic year. This will be the first time in the history of…
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‘The International Encyclopedia of Geography’ receives CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title 2017

Emily Fekete January 4, 2018 Comments Off on ‘The International Encyclopedia of Geography’ receives CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title 20172018-11-14T10:32:35-05:00
The AAG-Wiley International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology is the recipient of a prestigious CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 award from the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of…

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Annals of the AAG

January 2020 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

StaffDecember 4, 20192019-12-04T10:25:08-05:00
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 110, Issue 1 (January 2020) of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers is now available. A full list of contents is below. The Annals contains original, timely,…
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December 2019 Issue of ‘GeoHumanities’ Now Available

Staff December 4, 2019 Comments Off on December 2019 Issue of ‘GeoHumanities’ Now Available2019-12-04T09:47:55-05:00
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 5, Issue 2 (December 2019) of GeoHumanities is now available. GeoHumanities is the newest journal of the American Association of Geographers. It features articles that span conceptual…
African Geographical Review

December 2019 Issue of the ‘African Geographical Review’ Now Available

Staff October 21, 2019 Comments Off on December 2019 Issue of the ‘African Geographical Review’ Now Available2019-10-21T16:13:57-05:00
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 38, Issue 4 (December 2019) of the African Geographical Review is now available. The full table of contents for this issue is below and can also be accessed…
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Fall 2019 Issue of ‘The AAG Review of Books’ Now Available

Staff October 16, 2019 Comments Off on Fall 2019 Issue of ‘The AAG Review of Books’ Now Available2019-10-16T09:56:53-05:00
Volume 7, Issue 4 of The AAG Review of Books has now been published online. This quarterly online journal publishes scholarly reviews of recent books related to geography, public policy and international affairs. It also features review essays reflecting on several…
November 2019 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

November 2019 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

Staff October 4, 2019 Comments Off on November 2019 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available2019-10-04T09:50:26-05:00
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 109, Issue 6 (November 2019) of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers is now ;A full list of contents is below. The Annals contains original, timely,…

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Op-Ed

Researchers with disabilities in the academic system

Aleksandra (Sasha) Kosanic, Nancy Hansen, Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz, Vera ChouinardSeptember 1, 20182018-10-02T17:08:07-05:00
Although researchers with disabilities are an exceptional category, they are a still very much underrepresented group in Academia worldwide. With billion people with disabilities worldwide, the percentage of academic positions filled in by academics with…
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Confessions of a Conference Thief

Mark Fonstad February 2, 2018 Comments Off on Confessions of a Conference Thief2018-03-14T16:24:31-05:00
The views and opinions expressed in op-eds published in the AAG Newsletter are those of the author(s) and do not imply endorsement by the American Association of Geographers. The AAG accepts submissions of op-eds for…
Civil Rights Featured Theme of 2017 Geography Awareness Week: A Call for Participation

Civil Rights Featured Theme of 2017 Geography Awareness Week: A Call for Participation

Derek H. Alderman, LaToya Eaves May 16, 2017 Comments Off on Civil Rights Featured Theme of 2017 Geography Awareness Week: A Call for Participation2017-10-20T14:36:33-05:00
Established by a joint resolution of the Congress in 1987, Geography Awareness Week (GAW) is observed the third week in November every year. GAW promotes what geography is, why it is important, and the relevance…

Library of Congress Publishes New Book, “Picturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps”

Staff April 20, 2017 Comments Off on Library of Congress Publishes New Book, “Picturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps”2017-10-20T14:36:50-05:00
Designed to educate, amuse, or advertise, pictorial maps were a clever and colorful component of print culture in the mid-20th century, often overlooked in studies of cartography. A new book published by the Library of…

Survey for a National Assessment of GIS&T in Higher Education

Staff March 24, 2017 Comments Off on Survey for a National Assessment of GIS&T in Higher Education2017-10-20T14:37:04-05:00
Professor David Cowen is leading a survey to assess the current status of GIS instruction across the higher education system. This project is being undertaken with the support of the AAG, UCGIS, and Esri. According to…

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