Finding your Parachute or The PhD is Not Just for Academics
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 a queasy feeling. What will the academic job market be like? Will I land a job in my specialization, will…
Get Involved in Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day
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 you can to promote our wonderful discipline during the week, and also think about how you can support geography year-round!…
Introducing the “Climate Action Task Force”
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 petition asked that the “Council do so in a manner commensurate with what the recent (October 2018) Intergovernmental Panel on…
December 2019 Issue of the ‘African Geographical Review’ Now Available
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 here. The African Geographical Review is the journal of the Africa Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers. It provides a…
Fall 2019 Issue of ‘The AAG Review of Books’ Now Available
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 books on a particular theme, and book review with multiple contributors discussing a title. In the first four years of…
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. The Annals contains original, timely, and innovative articles that advance knowledge in all facets of the discipline. Articles are divided into four major areas: Geographic…
A Golden Opportunity for Geography or How Can We Harness the Growth in AP Human Geography?
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 range of students and overcrowded classrooms, but it meant that many of us coasted through high school, only to be…
November 2019 Issue of ‘The Professional Geographer’ Now Available
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 71, Issue 4 (November 2019) of The Professional Geographer is now available. The focus of The Professional Geographer is on short articles in academic or applied geography, emphasizing empirical studies and methodologies. These features may range in content and approach from rigorously analytic to broadly philosophical or prescriptive.…
AAG Welcomes Fall 2019 Intern
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 and Political Science with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. During his undergraduate studies his focus and research has been…
The Mental Health Challenge or Relieving Anxiety and Depression for Students and Faculty
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 “no drama.” She was motoring through her Master’s thesis research and writing while effectively assisting me on one of my…
Changes in our Annual Meeting: Fees, Structure and an Unfortunate Oversight
In this brief letter, I describe some changes to our registration fees and meeting structure. I would also like to address the unfortunate overlap of our spring meeting with Passover and Good Friday. Fees: Many members have complained to me and others about registration fees for the annual meeting. Setting registration costs is always a…
September 2019 Issue of the ‘African Geographical Review’ Now Available
The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 38, Issue 3 (September 2019) of the African Geographical Review is now available. The full table of contents for this issue is below and can also be accessed here. The African Geographical Review is the journal of the Africa Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers. It provides a…