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The campaign in support of the 14th Separate USF Regiment has been successfully completed. Thank you to everyone who supported along the way. Your collective effort turned this campaign into one of the most successful yet!

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October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The nationally representative survey was supported by Cisneros Institute and Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center USF.
October 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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👉 New on the #USFBlog 🥂

In this guest blog, Naama Blatman, Sage Ponder & Suraya Scheba reflect on "Reparative Urban Futures," a #USF-supported workshop bringing scholars and community organisers together to rethink infrastructure, abolition, and repair from the ground up.

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Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog "Reparative urban futures: reconfiguring infrastructures and institutions towards liberation" and the quote "“Communities are already doing the critical work of repairing urban infrastructure while envisioning pathways towards reparative futures. As scholars, we must go beyond simply learning and documenting what communities are doing; they are not just knowledge holders. They are knowledge producers and grounded city planners. “ on a Illustration from ‘Threads and Seeds,’ zine prepared for the Reparative Urban Futures community forum, by Anna Carlson, shared with permission. Copyright Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog "Reparative urban futures: reconfiguring infrastructures and institutions towards liberation" and the quote "“Communities are already doing the critical work of repairing urban infrastructure while envisioning pathways towards reparative futures. As scholars, we must go beyond simply learning and documenting what communities are doing; they are not just knowledge holders. They are knowledge producers and grounded city planners. “ on a Illustration from ‘Threads and Seeds,’ zine prepared for the Reparative Urban Futures community forum, by Anna Carlson, shared with permission. Copyright
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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🌍 New blog! 📚 Explore key insights from the Global Black Geographies gathering in Rio de Janeiro, supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards. #UrbanStudies #GlobalBlackGeographies
Read more: ow.ly/M5hm50U9fbJ
Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote: "Global Black Geographies meeting demonstrated the importance of the theorizing and storytelling done by community-based and -oriented actors who are not officially tied to institutions of higher education but who nonetheless offer invaluable analyses of our societal structures." on a picture of Rio de Janeiro via flickr by alobos life.
November 19, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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📢 This week, Dr. Liza Cirolia, Dr. Miriam Maina, and Mbugua Kuria Mbugua share the outcomes of the UTA-Do (Urban Theory Africa-Doing) seminars, supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant. Learn more about the project: ow.ly/TUeq50Uf8wF
Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote "UTA-Do contributed to the broader project of decolonizing urban studies, not by simply replicating existing academic structures but by creating new spaces for dialogue, creativity, and intellectual exchange. It represented a small but significant step toward making African urban scholarship more inclusive, diverse, and reflective of the realities of cities across the continent." on a Photo of floor tiles via flickr by Amanda Slater
November 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Coming Soon! "Miami in the Anthropocene: Rising Seas and Urban Resilience" is a book by former USF Postdoctoral Research Fellow Stephanie Wakefield @stephwakefield_ . Available on Jan 21st. #Anthropocene, #UrbanResilience ow.ly/xWw550TOxsm
Image credit: Flyer with USF logo and Cover of the book Miami in the Anthropocene: Rising Seas and Urban Resilience, written by Stephanie Wakefield and supported by a USF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Photo via Flickr by Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar.
October 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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🏙️ Workshop "Commodification in Contemporary Urbanization: Global Dynamics and Local Resistances"
📍 Lima, Peru | 15–17 Oct 2025 | 🇬🇧🇪🇸 English–Spanish hybrid workshop

👉 ow.ly/gFS950XaPW0

Supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.
#UrbanStudies #HousingCrisis #LandCommodification
Flyer with USF logo for the event "Commodification in contemporary urbanization: Global dynamics and local resistances" on 15 October 2025 to 17 October 2025 9:00 (GMT-5), Lima (Perú). On a picture by Maria Tuanama Language: English-Spanish Flyer with USF logo for the event "Commodification in contemporary urbanization: Global dynamics and local resistances" on 15 October 2025 to 17 October 2025 9:00 (GMT-5), Lima (Perú). On a picture by Maria Tuanama Language: English-Spanish
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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New blog post! 🏙️ Explore the results of this Seminar Series on urban vacancy, occupation, & commoning by Dr. Suraya Scheba, Dr. Cian O’Callaghan, & Dr. Andreas Scheba – a project supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAward.
🔗 www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/2025/06/17/u...
#Vacancy #Commoning #Occupation
[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote "What happens when urban spaces lie vacant, are reclaimed through occupation, or become sites of commoning? How do these processes unfold differently across cities in the Global North and South, and what can we learn from their intersections?" on a Picture via flikr by Broken Window Theory]
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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In this guest post, Drs Mohammed Rafi Arefin, Carolyn Prouse, and Josie Wittmer discuss their collective research on wastewater-based epidemiology, urban politics, and COVID-19, which was supported by #USFPandemicsAndCitiesGrants. Read more: ow.ly/X8WQ50SqXEU
A flyer with the USF logo and the quote, "How is wastewater-based epidemiology transforming municipal governance mechanisms and becoming a new site of capital accumulation, and with what effects on whom?" on a background of a photo via Flickr by Henning Mühlinghaus.
June 27, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Explore the latest #USFBlog post by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki on "Debt Trap Urbanism." Their research on homelessness, temporary accommodation, and debt, supported by a Pandemics and Cities grant, unveils the ties between housing and financial struggles. Online here: ow.ly/56R650QNtaU
Flyer with the USF logo and the quote, "For families experiencing homelessness, debt is not a choice. Rather, it has become a necessity of survival. Women aren’t failing; women and children are being failed. " on a Photo by Anthony Luvera
March 8, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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🔔 In this guest post, Dr Isolde de Villiers, Dr Yimin Zhao, and Dr Erwin Nugraha share their experiences from a series of seminars focused on Overlooked Cities, supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant.

👉https://ow.ly/SZos50V3V4A
[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote: "We focus on three aspects particularly: firstly, the historical and contemporary debates on the connection between overlookedness and ordinariness; secondly, counter-overlooking as an emerging, collectivising agenda in global urban studies, especially around the knowledge-policy-justice nexus; thirdly, mapping the overlooked urban conditions and interrogating the ethos and praxis of overlooked/ness and their planning implications." on a picture of Bandung via flikr by Haifee.]
February 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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🔔 Hybrid Roundtable!

“Tensions in Policy Learning: Grounding Learning Practices in Urban Southeast Asia”, supported by #USF

The discussion will feature leading urban scholars: Tim Bunnell, Sulfikar Amir, and Daniel Goh.

📅 20 Nov | 4–5:30 PM (GMT+8)
📍 ARI–NUS + Online
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Blue background with text announcing a roundtable on tensions in policy learning focused on urban Southeast Asia. Flyer with USF logo and the text "is roundtable discussion explores policy mobility, focusing on Southeast Asia as a producer of knowledge rather than a case study, foregrounding its unique role in shaping global urban debates. By engaging theoretical, methodological, and practical tensions, we highlight how cities negotiate between global best practices and local socio-political realities, underscoring the messy, contested, and multi-scalar nature of policy mobility. To inaugurate the series, join us for a hybrid roundtable discussion featuring leading urban scholars: Prof. Tim Bunnell, Assoc. Prof. Sulfikar Amir, and Assoc. Prof. Daniel Goh." on a blue backround.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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🏘️ USF Blog!
In a new guest post, Dr Can Cui shares findings from the project “Housing wealth accumulation and inequality in urban China”, supported by a USF International Fellowship and developed at the University of Amsterdam under the mentorship of Prof. Richard Ronald.

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Flyer with USF logo for the USF Blog "Stratification of housing wealth among China’s urban households" with the text “Housing wealth constitutes a major component of household wealth across countries. In China in particular, with the advancement of housing reform and marketisation, the share of housing wealth in total household wealth has increased significantly. Housing has become the main channel through which residents share the dividends of economic growth, closely linked to the country’s institutional design.” on a picture of Shanghai by juliengomez via flickr Flyer with USF logo for the USF Blog "Stratification of housing wealth among China’s urban households" with the text “Housing wealth constitutes a major component of household wealth across countries. In China in particular, with the advancement of housing reform and marketisation, the share of housing wealth in total household wealth has increased significantly. Housing has become the main channel through which residents share the dividends of economic growth, closely linked to the country’s institutional design.” on a picture of Shanghai by juliengomez via flickr
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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"The refusal to engage residents and local leaders in Sarasota and Manatee not only disrespects a community that has supported all three institutions. It’s also leaving those with the most at stake completely in the dark."

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What’s up with New College’s hostile takeover of USF-Sarasota? - Tampa Bay Times
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April 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The new law requires the FCC to establish a vetting process for USF applicants.
Trump Signs USF Reform Bill Backed by Sen. Capito
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — President **Donald Trump** has signed the Rural Broadband Protection Act authored by Sen. **Shelley Moore Capito** , R-W.Va., which requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for Universal Service Fund applicants. Capito and other supporters hope this will prevent defaults, such as those affecting the 2020 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. “I have long supported efforts to expand broadband access to those who need it most, and this bill ensures that federal dollars are spent responsibly and directed toward connecting rural communities across West Virginia,” said Capito. ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now
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May 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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🌍 Next week in Benin!
Making connections: Learning from Elsewhere, Theorising from Africa
Seminar Two – CiAAF, Cotonou | 16–20 Feb 2026
Supported by #USFSeminarSeriesAwards
🔗 ow.ly/Bwjl50XVPBW
#UrbanStudies #TheorisingFromAfrica #DecentringKnowledge #ComparativeUrbanism
Flyer with USF logo for the event "Making connections: Learning from Elsewhere, Theorising from Africa" Seminar Two: Civic Academy for Africa’s Future (CiAAF), Benin, Cotonou 16 - 20 February 2026." and the text "The workshop in Benin will focus on how tracing connections from African contexts can help to build comparative insights on urban developments there, and how this methodology might be used to expand the conversation between scholars in Africa and Eastern Europe. " on a gray backround Flyer with USF logo for the event "Making connections: Learning from Elsewhere, Theorising from Africa" Seminar Two: Civic Academy for Africa’s Future (CiAAF), Benin, Cotonou 16 - 20 February 2026." and the text "The workshop in Benin will focus on how tracing connections from African contexts can help to build comparative insights on urban developments there, and how this methodology might be used to expand the conversation between scholars in Africa and Eastern Europe. " on a gray backround
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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🏡 “Families do not fall into this trap — they are pulled into it.”

On #WorldHomelessDay, we are delighted to announce the publication of "Debt Trap Nation" by Prof Katherine Brickell and Dr Mel Nowicki, supported by a #USFPandemics&Cities grant.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Wf8m50X9xlP

FLyer with USF logo and the cover of the book "Debt Trap Nation" by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki and the inscription "Debt trap nation offers an intimate and politically-energised account of a failing state in technicolour. Government choices have created a debt trap that is consuming mothers, children and survivors of domestic abuse and is now driving local authorities to bankruptcy. Families do not fall into this trap, they are pulled into it. " FLyer with USF logo and the cover of the book "Debt Trap Nation" by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki and the inscription "Debt trap nation offers an intimate and politically-energised account of a failing state in technicolour. Government choices have created a debt trap that is consuming mothers, children and survivors of domestic abuse and is now driving local authorities to bankruptcy. Families do not fall into this trap, they are pulled into it. "
October 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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New blog entry! In this guest post, Dr. Komali Yenneti, Professor Debolina Kundu, Professor Poornima Shekhar Singh and Dr Rosa Teimouri discuss their research on the nexus between cities, inequalities and COVID-19 supported by #USFSeminarSeries. Available here: ow.ly/R6mj50QY8Fe
Flyer for a new blog entry with the USF Logo and the inscription "‘Recasting the City, Lives & Livelihoods, and Inequality in the post-COVID world (ReCLIC)’ underscored the concerns of a new class of vulnerable population that was previously unrecognised and living at the ‘edges’ of the city." on a background photo via Flickr by Rookuzz
March 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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In this guest post, Dr Azadeh Mashayekhi, Dr Noura Wahby, and Dr Camila Pereira Saraiva discuss the outcomes of the seminars on religious actors and urban planning in Latin America and the Middle East, which were supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant. Read online: ow.ly/bFMA50Ux4to
Flyer with USF logo and the quote "Existing scholarship on Middle Eastern and Latin American urbanism suggests that religious and ideological institutions, as well as non-state actors, have often assumed or reclaimed certain state functions. These actors frequently overlap with, contradict, or complement state-led urban policies." on a photo via Flickr by Ádám Szedlák
December 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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🎥 Screenings continue: "Territory" by former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Telma Hoyler

"Territory" follows a left-wing candidate navigating politics on São Paulo's urban periphery. Supported by a #USFKnowledgeMobilisationAward.

▶️ Trailer: zurl.co/iQL8B
🔗 Info: zurl.co/eL7Hr

#UrbanStudies #USF
Documentary graphic for Territory by Telma Hoyler, showing silhouetted figures walking on a grainy, textured background with the text: "Through Geraldo's story, Territory explores how religion, crime, and entrepreneurial values are reshaping people's sense of democracy." Urban Studies Foundation logo in the top right corner. Image credit: Territory. Documentary graphic showing the official poster for Territory, a film by Telma Hoyler, alongside a description of the film's protagonist Geraldo — a left-wing Workers' Party candidate navigating São Paulo's 2024 municipal elections on the city's southern periphery. Displayed on a warm ochre background with the Urban Studies Foundation logo.
August 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Florida's new law empowers the state to designate organizations as terrorist groups, restricting funding and ties while aiming to bolster public safety amid rising concerns over violence and national security.

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#FL #CivicAccountability #CitizenPortal #EducationReform
DeSantis signs Florida bill creating state process to designate terrorist groups and restrict institutional ties
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1471 in Tampa, empowering Florida to designate domestic and foreign organizations as terrorist groups, limit state funding and university ties, and expand criminal penalties for material support; lieutenant governor, legislators and a USF student supported the measure at the signing event.
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April 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Le délégué AI4PEP de la République Dominicaine🇩🇴, Dr. Manuel Colome, codirige un nouveau partenariat stratégique entre @usf.edu et UASD.
Soutenu par l’ambassade des États-Unis, ce projet de 18 mois renforcera la recherche transfrontalière et les échanges académiques.
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USF expands global reach through new partnership in the Dominican Republic
Through a new partnership with Dominican universities, USF faculty are contributing to a U.S. Embassy-supported program aimed at enhancing international academic collaboration.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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AI4PEP Dominican Republic🇩🇴 delegate, Dr. Manuel Colome, is co-leading a powerful new partnership between @usf.edu & UASD
Backed by the U.S. Embassy, the 18-month project will boost cross-border research & faculty exchange.
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USF expands global reach through new partnership in the Dominican Republic
Through a new partnership with Dominican universities, USF faculty are contributing to a U.S. Embassy-supported program aimed at enhancing international academic collaboration.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The new law requires the FCC to establish a vetting process for USF applicants.
Trump Signs USF Reform Bill Backed by Sen. Capito
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — President **Donald Trump** has signed the Rural Broadband Protection Act authored by Sen. **Shelley Moore Capito** , R-W.Va., which requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for Universal Service Fund applicants. Capito and other supporters hope this will prevent defaults, such as those affecting the 2020 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. “I have long supported efforts to expand broadband access to those who need it most, and this bill ensures that federal dollars are spent responsibly and directed toward connecting rural communities across West Virginia,” said Capito. ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now
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May 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM