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Upon Reflection

How fast time flies. It is hard to believe that the end of the academic year is upon us, June has come and I am writing my last president’s column.…

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

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…

Publicize Your Department in the AAG Guide to Geography Programs

The American Association of Geographers is accepting entries from geography programs to be included in the 2017 edition of the Guide to Geography Programs in the Americas. The deadline for submitting a listing…

Featured News

Upon Reflection

Glen M. MacDonaldJune 6, 2017No Comment2017-06-06T16:57:52+00:00

How fast time flies. It is hard to believe that the end of the academic year is upon us, June has come and I am writing my last president’s column. I want to use the…

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

Derek H. Alderman, LaToya Eaves May 16, 2017 No Comment2017-05-16T09:57:22+00:00

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…

Publicize Your Department in the AAG Guide to Geography Programs

Staff May 8, 2017 No Comment2017-05-09T12:05:59+00:00

Save the Date: AAG 2018 New Orleans

Staff May 1, 2017 No Comment2017-05-01T10:14:05+00:00

Mark your calendar for the AAG Annual Meeting in New Orleans on April 10 to April 14, 2018. We invite you to organize and participate in sessions, panels, field trips, events, and activities. The Call for Papers will…

AAG Kicks Off Earth Day with the March for Science

Staff April 27, 2017 No Comment2017-04-28T11:06:01+00:00

Geographers from around the globe participate in the March for Science in Washington, DC Geographers from around the country traveled to Washington, on Saturday, April 22, 2017, to demonstrate and show their support for the…

Recent News

The New Plot to Hijack GIS and Mapping

StaffJune 23, 2017No Comment2017-06-23T18:38:02+00:00

A bill recently introduced in the Senate could effectively exclude everyone but licensed architects, engineers, and surveyors from federal government contracts for GIS and mapping services of all kinds — not just those services traditionally…

August 2017 Issue of ‘The Professional Geographer’ Now Available

Staff June 16, 2017 No Comment2017-06-16T15:51:47+00:00

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 69, Issue 3 (August 2017) of The Professional Geographer is now available. The focus of The Professional Geographer is on short articles in academic or applied geography, emphasizing…

New Books in Geography — May 2017

Staff June 13, 2017 No Comment2017-06-13T16:26:33+00:00

Every month the AAG compiles a list of newly-published books in geography and related fields. Some are selected for review in the AAG Review of Books. Anyone interested in reviewing these or other titles should contact…

Updates from the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program at NSF

Staff June 12, 2017 No Comment2017-06-12T15:11:54+00:00

The Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the release of a new GSS strategic plan as well as new program solicitations for both its regular and its doctoral…

Upon Reflection

Glen M. MacDonald June 6, 2017 No Comment2017-06-06T16:57:52+00:00

How fast time flies. It is hard to believe that the end of the academic year is upon us, June has come and I am writing my last president’s column. I want to use the…

President's Column

Upon Reflection

Glen M. MacDonaldJune 6, 2017No Comment2017-06-06T16:57:52+00:00

How fast time flies. It is hard to believe that the end of the academic year is upon us, June has come and I am writing my last president’s column. I want to use the…

The Creation of Transformative Geographies

Glen M. MacDonald May 5, 2017 No Comment2017-06-06T16:59:39+00:00

We all like to think of ourselves as being transformative in one way or the other. Indeed, we all are. In our personal interactions and the examples we set, we can transform the lives of…

Advancing Geography and the Association at Boston

Glen M. MacDonald March 31, 2017 1 Comment2017-05-17T11:15:53+00:00

This month geographers from around the country and the world will gather in Boston for the AAG Annual Meeting. This should be a time of celebration for geographers. It is an occasion when we get…

Telling Our Stories, Speaking Out and Being Heard as Geographers

Glen M. MacDonald March 8, 2017 3 Comments2017-04-17T10:37:46+00:00

Perhaps now more than ever geographers need to tell their stories, speak out and make their voices heard. In a world that seems increasingly divisive politically and socially, and where the fact-based discourse and decision-making…

Creating and Preserving Actionable and Policy-Relevant Geography

Glen M. MacDonald January 29, 2017 1 Comment2017-03-08T12:07:59+00:00

Ensconced in our academic environs, as students or as faculty, we are sometimes accused of being removed and aloof from the issues of the real world and our research regarded as being of purely scholarly…

Association News

The New Plot to Hijack GIS and Mapping

StaffJune 23, 2017No Comment2017-06-23T18:38:02+00:00

Undergrads: Nominations Sought for Inaugural Board of the AAG USAG

Staff June 5, 2017 No Comment2017-06-05T15:06:34+00:00

With students making up over 40% of AAG membership, the new Undergraduate Student Affinity Group (USAG) is an important community to speak on behalf of the unique and important perspectives of undergraduate geographers. It’s now…

AAG Statement on the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

Staff June 2, 2017 No Comment2017-06-02T16:41:19+00:00

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) opposes the Trump Administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Climate change constitutes a major threat to the Earth’s environment and to the well-being of people…

AAG Grants and Awards Program

Staff May 25, 2017 No Comment2017-05-25T15:54:40+00:00

The AAG has a long history of supporting and recognizing geographers’ accomplishments and contributions through its many prestigious grants and awards. The AAG Grants and Awards Program recognizes and supports AAG members, non-members, students, early…

Administration Releases FY 2018 Budget

Staff May 24, 2017 No Comment2017-05-25T11:08:11+00:00

Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA The Trump Administration’s budget proposal, which was released on May 23, includes sharp cuts for Federal science agencies. The document is the first step in the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations process, and…

Annual Meeting

See the Highlights from AAG 2017 Boston

StaffMay 10, 2017No Comment2017-05-10T11:04:48+00:00

Whether you want to reminisce or just see what you missed, check out our retrospective of the the special events and sessions from the AAG 2017 annual meeting in Boston. The annual meeting hosted more than 9,000…

Save the Date: AAG 2018 New Orleans

Staff May 1, 2017 No Comment2017-05-01T10:14:05+00:00

Great Plains/Rocky Mountains Division Team Takes 2017 World Geography Bowl Title

Staff April 28, 2017 No Comment2017-04-28T12:51:23+00:00

AAG President Glen MacDonald (far right) presented prizes to winners, including the winning Great Plains/Rocky Mountains Division team above. (Photograph for AAG by Becky Pendergast) The Great Plains/Rocky Mountains Division team won first place in…

AAAS Director Rush Holt To Discuss ‘Advancing Science in the Public Arena’

Staff March 29, 2017 No Comment2017-03-29T16:27:18+00:00

Rush D. Holt, , chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will deliver a featured talk, "Advancing Science in the Public Arena," at the AAG Annual Meeting in Boston…

AAG Council Town Hall Meeting in Boston

Staff March 29, 2017 No Comment2017-03-29T15:50:41+00:00

The AAG Council will hold a town hall meeting for members to learn more about the association and its activities. This meeting gives an opportunity to ask questions and to provide input. 12:00 PM - 1:00…

Resources & Opportunities

Job Announcement for a Geography and Spatial Sciences Program Director at NSF

StaffApril 20, 2017No Comment2017-04-20T10:40:48+00:00

The Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks applicants for a Program Director position that will become available in Summer 2017. The job description for this new GSS program…

GTU Accepting Scholarship Applications

Staff March 24, 2017 No Comment2017-03-24T10:13:59+00:00

The Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society is accepting scholarship applications through June 1, 2017. Details about the 2017 GTU Scholarships are posted at Five awards of $1,000 each are available to support the education of GTU…

Call for Nominations: GeoCUR Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

Staff February 21, 2017 No Comment2017-02-21T15:19:19+00:00

The Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (GeoCUR) is now accepting nominations for its annual award that highlights the importance of mentoring undergraduate research activities. The award annually recognizes an individual who serves…

Request for Proposals: Transformative Research in Geography Education

Staff February 17, 2017 No Comment2017-02-17T16:25:13+00:00

The National Center for Research in Geography Education (NCRGE) invites proposals to develop new collaborative and interdisciplinary research networks addressing major questions and challenges in geography education. Through this program, NCRGE aspires to strengthen geography…

Visiting Geographical Scientist Program Accepting Applications for 2017-18

Staff January 19, 2017 No Comment2017-01-19T15:49:21+00:00

Apply for Geographical Scientists to Visit, Stimulate Your Department The Visiting Geographical Scientist program (VGSP) is accepting applications for the 2017-18 academic year. VGSP sponsors visits by prominent geographers to small departments or institutions…

Of Note

Geographers Farhana Sultana and Tim Beach Lecture at Vatican Workshops

StaffApril 20, 2017No Comment2017-04-20T11:18:41+00:00

Tim Beach, Centennial Professor of Geography and Environment at UT Austin, presented an invited lecture on “Societal Collapses from the Maya to Mesopotamia and Beyond” at the Vatican in a workshop on Biological Extinction sponsored…

Blake Gumprecht Joins News Publishing Industry

Staff March 24, 2017 No Comment2017-03-24T09:47:52+00:00

Blake Gumprecht, the only two-time winner of the AAG's John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize for his books The Los Angeles River and The American College Town, has resigned from his faculty position at the University of…

Paulette Marie Hasier Named LOC Chief of Geography & Map Division

Staff February 22, 2017 No Comment2017-02-22T12:59:07+00:00

Hasier is the ninth person and first woman to be named chief of the division Hasier. Photo courtesy Library of Congress. Paulette Marie Hasier has been appointed Chief of the Geography and Map Division at…

AAG to Support Geographers from Countries Affected by Trump Travel Restrictions

Staff February 1, 2017 No Comment2017-02-01T17:34:41+00:00

The AAG will refund the conference registration fees for any AAG member or attendee who is a citizen of one of the seven countries affected by the Travel Ban and who by virtue of being…

Bruce Rhoads Elected AAAS Fellow

Staff January 31, 2017 No Comment2017-02-01T09:29:42+00:00

Bruce L. Rhoads Bruce L. Rhoads, a professor of geography and geographic information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was honored…

Publications

August 2017 Issue of ‘The Professional Geographer’ Now Available

StaffJune 16, 2017No Comment2017-06-16T15:51:47+00:00

New Books in Geography — May 2017

Staff June 13, 2017 No Comment2017-06-13T16:26:33+00:00

June 2017 Issue of ‘GeoHumanities’ Now Available

Staff June 6, 2017 No Comment2017-06-06T10:22:29+00:00

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 3, Issue 1 (June 2017) of GeoHumanities is now available. GeoHumanities is the newest journal of the American Association of Geographers. It features articles that span conceptual…

July 2017 Issue of the ‘Annals of the AAG’ Now Available

Staff June 6, 2017 No Comment2017-06-06T10:19:37+00:00

The AAG is pleased to announce that Volume 107, Issue 4 (July 2017) of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers is now available. A full list of contents is below. The Annals contains original, timely, and…

AAG Cartography Editor Sought for ‘Annals of the AAG,’ ‘Professional Geographer,’ and ‘GeoHumanities’

Staff May 18, 2017 No Comment2017-05-18T16:49:38+00:00

The American Association of Geographers seeks applications and nominations for a Cartography Editor for the AAG journals Annals of the American Association of Geographers, The Professional Geographer, and GeoHumanities. The new editor will be appointed…

Necrology

In Memoriam: Marvin W. Mikesell

StaffMay 5, 2017No Comment2017-05-05T13:52:45+00:00

Marvin W. Mikesell June 16, 1929–April 26, 2017 Marvin W. Mikesell, Professor of Geography in the Committee on Geographical Studies, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, April 26, 2017, at the University of Chicago Hospital in Hyde…

In Memoriam: John Davey

Staff May 5, 2017 No Comment2017-05-05T10:14:53+00:00

John Charles Armstrong Davey April 19, 1945–April 21, 2017 John Davey, a prodigious figure in academic, trade and reference publishing for almost 50 years, died at home with family at his side on April 21,…

In Memoriam: Ray Henkel

Staff May 4, 2017 No Comment2017-05-05T10:16:45+00:00

Ray Henkel January 28, 1931–March 11, 2017 Ray Henkel was born Jan. 28, 1931 on a farm along the Cimarron River about 30 miles west of Tulsa. He died March 11, 2017, at age 86.…

In Memoriam: John Miller Morris

Staff April 21, 2017 No Comment2017-04-27T11:33:27+00:00

John Miller Morris, Jr., 64, passed away on February 16, 2017, in a San Antonio hospital after surgery, attended by friends who traveled thousands of miles to come to his bedside. He is survived by…

In Memoriam: Robert E. Frenkel

Staff March 8, 2017 No Comment2017-03-08T11:46:39+00:00

Longtime Corvallis resident Robert “Bob” Frenkel, 89, died in Portland on Feb. 20, 2017. Bob is survived by his wife, Elizabeth “Liz” (Mills) Frenkel; son Stephen Frenkel and wife Judy Walton; and daughter Ann Frenkel…

Addenda

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

Derek H. Alderman, LaToya EavesMay 16, 2017No Comment2017-05-16T09:57:22+00:00

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

Staff April 20, 2017 No Comment2017-04-20T10:49:34+00:00

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 No Comment2017-03-24T09:38:45+00:00

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…

A Museum of Geography, What?

Rob Sullivan November 23, 2016 No Comment2016-12-01T11:18:35+00:00

Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl Overlook (Beau Rogers via Compfight) On October 21, 2016, the Los Angeles Museum of Geography opened its first exhibition, “The Homeless Amongst Us,” in its temporary home at 2426 SET in…

NSF Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education Survey Notice

Staff October 25, 2016 No Comment2016-10-25T12:16:46+00:00

The National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE) is looking for your assistance. This committee is charged with providing guidance on future research directions across the Foundation in the over the coming…