Bruce Stiftel
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Environmental planning and international development theorist at Georgia Tech [USA] #planningsky
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Bruce Stiftel
@brucestiftel.bsky.social
· Jan 13
New additions just listed. Eager to include more planning scholars from outside the Anglo-American orbit; please suggest.
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"[Kemp's] amended budget... offers awards of up to $3,000 per year for students who demonstrate financial need for their education at a University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia institution."
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Kemp proposes historic $325 million investment in need-based scholarships
While the HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships have made Georgia a model for merit-based aid, affordability advocates have long argued the Peach State needs to go further.
www.ajc.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"[Kemp's] amended budget... offers awards of up to $3,000 per year for students who demonstrate financial need for their education at a University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia institution."
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The Journal of the American Planning Association seeks a new Book Review Editor. Successful applicants will combine scholarly expertise with a broad interest in planning practice. Deadline for applications has been extended to Feb 17 '26. #JAPAplanning
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JAPA Book Review Editor Call for Applications
The Journal of the American Planning Association seeks a new Book Review Editor or Editorial Team.
www.planning.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The Journal of the American Planning Association seeks a new Book Review Editor. Successful applicants will combine scholarly expertise with a broad interest in planning practice. Deadline for applications has been extended to Feb 17 '26. #JAPAplanning
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www.planning.org/japa/book-ed...
“There is a big shift coming, a bit of a new world order in global dominance of higher education and research,” said Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer for Times Higher Education"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
“There is a big shift coming, a bit of a new world order in global dominance of higher education and research,” said Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer for Times Higher Education"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc...
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ISOCARP at 60: A Legacy of Planning Impacts (E-Book)
isocarp.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc...
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The Trump administration reinstated on Tuesday hundreds of CDC employees who had been placed on administrative leave in April.
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C.D.C. Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The Trump administration reinstated on Tuesday hundreds of CDC employees who had been placed on administrative leave in April.
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21 students attending 17 planning schools were awarded scholarships through the American Planning Association Foundation in 2025. APA’s donors and members have donated to support and equip future planners to make a meaningful impact in their communities.
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Scholarship Winners
APA congratulates the recipients of the Charles Abrams and new APA Foundation scholarships. Thanks to the continued generosity of its donors, the APA Foundation can help these students study and devel...
www.planning.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
21 students attending 17 planning schools were awarded scholarships through the American Planning Association Foundation in 2025. APA’s donors and members have donated to support and equip future planners to make a meaningful impact in their communities.
www.planning.org/foundation/s...
www.planning.org/foundation/s...
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc...
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
ISOCARP at 60: A Legacy of Planning Impacts (E-Book)
isocarp.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc...
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
Two Torah scrolls burned. A third Torah did not.
That Torah, displayed for decades in a glass case near the front of the synagogue, survived unscathed.
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That Torah, displayed for decades in a glass case near the front of the synagogue, survived unscathed.
forward.com/news/797148/...
The Holocaust Torah that survived a Mississippi synagogue fire was brought there by the state’s only survivor
A Torah carried from Europe by Gilbert Metz, Mississippi’s only Holocaust survivor, survived a fire at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson.
forward.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Two Torah scrolls burned. A third Torah did not.
That Torah, displayed for decades in a glass case near the front of the synagogue, survived unscathed.
forward.com/news/797148/...
That Torah, displayed for decades in a glass case near the front of the synagogue, survived unscathed.
forward.com/news/797148/...
Continue US funding of UN: What you can do right now: The House will vote as soon as this evening. Call your Representative today & urge them to vote YES on the FY26 funding package.
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Bipartisan FY26 SFOPS Bill Ensures Continued U.S. Leadership at the United Nations
With $50B for diplomacy, global health and peacekeeping, the FY26 SFOPS bill underscores bipartisan backing for U.S. global leadership.
betterworldcampaign.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Continue US funding of UN: What you can do right now: The House will vote as soon as this evening. Call your Representative today & urge them to vote YES on the FY26 funding package.
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LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON EXTREME URBAN HEAT
Online Webinar from APA Divisions
January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
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Online Webinar from APA Divisions
January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM 1.5
SR 1
Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON EXTREME URBAN HEAT
Online Webinar from APA Divisions
January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM 1.5
SR 1
Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Online Webinar from APA Divisions
January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM 1.5
SR 1
Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Outside of the two most recent recessions, 2025 saw the lowest pace of average monthly job growth since 2003."
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Job Gains Cooled in December, Capping Year of Weak Hiring
American employers added a seasonally adjusted 50,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, the Labor Department reported.
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"Outside of the two most recent recessions, 2025 saw the lowest pace of average monthly job growth since 2003."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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🚫 A global crisis requires global courage - not a federal retreat.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the UNFCCC and 65 international agreements is more than a policy shift; it is a reckless abandonment of global responsibilities that puts every American at risk.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the UNFCCC and 65 international agreements is more than a policy shift; it is a reckless abandonment of global responsibilities that puts every American at risk.
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚫 A global crisis requires global courage - not a federal retreat.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the UNFCCC and 65 international agreements is more than a policy shift; it is a reckless abandonment of global responsibilities that puts every American at risk.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the UNFCCC and 65 international agreements is more than a policy shift; it is a reckless abandonment of global responsibilities that puts every American at risk.
"[T]he job of everybody else who's entrusted with leadership here, is to look forward. When you look forward, you see a threat to, effectively, every one of our traditional funding sources."
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
Q&A: Chancellor Lee Roberts talks area studies center closings, UNC's financial priorities
Roberts said the six area studies centers lost a significant portion of federal funding, which is partially why a working group of faculty and staff advised the closure of them. The cuts come as part ...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"[T]he job of everybody else who's entrusted with leadership here, is to look forward. When you look forward, you see a threat to, effectively, every one of our traditional funding sources."
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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Good news:
• Over 1/4 of all world's vehicle sales are now EVs!
• Last months more than 1/2 all sales in China and 1/3 Europe EVs.
• Over 20% Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Not perfect but much better than fossil-fuel.
Even better: proximity to walk, bike, use public transit.
• Over 1/4 of all world's vehicle sales are now EVs!
• Last months more than 1/2 all sales in China and 1/3 Europe EVs.
• Over 20% Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Not perfect but much better than fossil-fuel.
Even better: proximity to walk, bike, use public transit.
January 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Good news:
• Over 1/4 of all world's vehicle sales are now EVs!
• Last months more than 1/2 all sales in China and 1/3 Europe EVs.
• Over 20% Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Not perfect but much better than fossil-fuel.
Even better: proximity to walk, bike, use public transit.
• Over 1/4 of all world's vehicle sales are now EVs!
• Last months more than 1/2 all sales in China and 1/3 Europe EVs.
• Over 20% Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Not perfect but much better than fossil-fuel.
Even better: proximity to walk, bike, use public transit.
Reposted by Bruce Stiftel
This weekend there was a brazen act of hatred and antisemitism against Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi. This historic synagogue, the largest and only Jewish house of worship in Jackson, is not merely a building. It is the heart of a community.
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This weekend there was a brazen act of hatred and antisemitism against Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi. This historic synagogue, the largest and only Jewish house of worship in Jackson, is not merely a building. It is the heart of a community.
"While intl relations are traditionally viewed as the domain of national governments, one of the most striking takeaways from the recently concluded #COP30 in Brazil, is the emergence of cities as influential actors in global climate diplomacy." #CityClimateAction
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COP30 and the Urban Turn in Climate Diplomacy
While international relations are traditionally viewed as the domain of national governments, one of the most striking takeaways from the recently concluded COP30 Summit in Belém, Brazil, is the emerg...
www.orfonline.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"While intl relations are traditionally viewed as the domain of national governments, one of the most striking takeaways from the recently concluded #COP30 in Brazil, is the emergence of cities as influential actors in global climate diplomacy." #CityClimateAction
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"It is not just that Mr Trump’s actions are failing to revive American manufacturing. Under the hood, there are signs that they are actively hurting it."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
America’s missing manufacturing renaissance
Donald Trump’s tariffs have hurt the factories they were meant to protect
www.economist.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"It is not just that Mr Trump’s actions are failing to revive American manufacturing. Under the hood, there are signs that they are actively hurting it."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
" Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." Hannah Arendt
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The Dismantling of the New School
The New School was founded as an institution dedicated to critical inquiry and the free exchange of ideas. The current austerity measures at the university are dismantling the radical democratic aspir...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
" Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." Hannah Arendt
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The United States’ “sweeping retreat from multilateral cooperation signals a troubling misunderstanding of the essential role that culture and heritage play in fostering peace, resilience, innovation and shared prosperity worldwide.”
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#EuropaNostra
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#EuropaNostra
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The United States’ “sweeping retreat from multilateral cooperation signals a troubling misunderstanding of the essential role that culture and heritage play in fostering peace, resilience, innovation and shared prosperity worldwide.”
@iccrom.bsky.social @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
#EuropaNostra
@iccrom.bsky.social @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
#EuropaNostra
Stepping away from involvement with these agencies will push the world away from directions the US prefers, will undermine US interests, and will handicap global progress in many important areas.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Trump Withdraws the U.S. From More International Organizations
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Stepping away from involvement with these agencies will push the world away from directions the US prefers, will undermine US interests, and will handicap global progress in many important areas.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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As countries everywhere feel emboldened to encroach on their neighbours, the dismal prospect is of an aggressive, border-shifting 19th-century world, but armed with 21st-century weapons
In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can
That will be bad for America—and everyone else
econ.st
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
As countries everywhere feel emboldened to encroach on their neighbours, the dismal prospect is of an aggressive, border-shifting 19th-century world, but armed with 21st-century weapons
What kind of university, or what kind of philosophy department, do we have if I’m not allowed to talk about Plato?...
Plato invented the concept of the university, founded the Academy. Of course philosophers should be allowed to talk about Plato.”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
Plato invented the concept of the university, founded the Academy. Of course philosophers should be allowed to talk about Plato.”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.”
www.chronicle.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
What kind of university, or what kind of philosophy department, do we have if I’m not allowed to talk about Plato?...
Plato invented the concept of the university, founded the Academy. Of course philosophers should be allowed to talk about Plato.”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
Plato invented the concept of the university, founded the Academy. Of course philosophers should be allowed to talk about Plato.”
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
(xxii) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;....
(xxxi) UN University.
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(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;....
(xxxi) UN University.
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Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
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January 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM
(xxii) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;....
(xxxi) UN University.
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(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;....
(xxxi) UN University.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
"An institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
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Texas A&M Bans Plato (updated) - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"An institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
"Does the open science movement produce the benefits its supporters claim? The answer is a qualified yes, according to one of the most comprehensive, multifaceted studies of the complex and divisive issue."
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Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse
It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say
www.science.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"Does the open science movement produce the benefits its supporters claim? The answer is a qualified yes, according to one of the most comprehensive, multifaceted studies of the complex and divisive issue."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...