Bruce Stiftel
@brucestiftel.bsky.social
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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"The School of Civic Life and Leadership hired seven new faculty members in June as a result of its spring hiring search — despite a near-unanimous vote of the School’s advisory board against the entire slate of candidates."
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
'Dictatorial powers': SCiLL dean ignored vote of the School's advisory board
New evidence obtained by The Daily Tar Heel gives weight to claims made by professors who resigned from the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
www.dailytarheel.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"The School of Civic Life and Leadership hired seven new faculty members in June as a result of its spring hiring search — despite a near-unanimous vote of the School’s advisory board against the entire slate of candidates."
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
Georgia Tech MS in Global Development accepting applications now!
Priority Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Next info session & Q+A: December 12, 2025
Program website: globaldev.gatech.edu/ms-global-de...
Info session registration: planning.gatech.edu/information-...
Priority Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Next info session & Q+A: December 12, 2025
Program website: globaldev.gatech.edu/ms-global-de...
Info session registration: planning.gatech.edu/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Georgia Tech MS in Global Development accepting applications now!
Priority Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Next info session & Q+A: December 12, 2025
Program website: globaldev.gatech.edu/ms-global-de...
Info session registration: planning.gatech.edu/information-...
Priority Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Next info session & Q+A: December 12, 2025
Program website: globaldev.gatech.edu/ms-global-de...
Info session registration: planning.gatech.edu/information-...
Lake Mead and the city it made possible: Las Vegas NV
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lake Mead and the city it made possible: Las Vegas NV
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60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS launches today 17h30 in Riyadh (09h30 New York; 22h30 Tokyo). Zeynep Enlil's and my chapter, Advancing Planning in the Era of SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda: ISOCARP at 60, traces ISOCARP's impact.
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS launches today 17h30 in Riyadh (09h30 New York; 22h30 Tokyo). Zeynep Enlil's and my chapter, Advancing Planning in the Era of SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda: ISOCARP at 60, traces ISOCARP's impact.
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS launches today 17h30 in Riyadh (09h30 New York; 22h30 Tokyo). Zeynep Enlil's and my chapter, Advancing Planning in the Era of SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda: ISOCARP at 60, traces ISOCARP's impact.
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS launches today 17h30 in Riyadh (09h30 New York; 22h30 Tokyo). Zeynep Enlil's and my chapter, Advancing Planning in the Era of SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda: ISOCARP at 60, traces ISOCARP's impact.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
"Northwestern University will pay $75 million to the federal government to resolve claims that the institution discriminated against Jewish students and faculty members."
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www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...
Northwestern U. Will Pay $75 Million to Resolve Trump Investigations
The agreement releases $790 million in research funding that has been held up for months amid concerns about how the university handled disruptions from a 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment.
www.chronicle.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"Northwestern University will pay $75 million to the federal government to resolve claims that the institution discriminated against Jewish students and faculty members."
www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...
www.chronicle.com/blogs/the-tr...
“When Georgia Tech and UGA combine their strengths, together we create solutions that neither institution could achieve alone...These collaborations demonstrate that partnership — not rivalry — is Georgia’s most powerful tradition."
research.gatech.edu/clean-old-fa...
research.gatech.edu/clean-old-fa...
Clean, Old-Fashioned Collaboration: Engineering the Future of Healthcare at Georgia Tech and UGA | Research
If you’ve lived in Georgia long enough, you’ve almost certainly heard the friendly jabs tossed across divided Thanksgiving tables. On one side, a smirk and a mention of the “North Avenue Trade School....
research.gatech.edu
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“When Georgia Tech and UGA combine their strengths, together we create solutions that neither institution could achieve alone...These collaborations demonstrate that partnership — not rivalry — is Georgia’s most powerful tradition."
research.gatech.edu/clean-old-fa...
research.gatech.edu/clean-old-fa...
Best ice cream by a national park! Springdale Candy Co., Springdale, UT
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Best ice cream by a national park! Springdale Candy Co., Springdale, UT
"91 839 663 (95% CI 85 690 135–98 291 626) all-age deaths, including 30 391 980 (26 023 132–35 482 636) in children younger than 5 years, were prevented by USAID funding over the 21-year study period."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"91 839 663 (95% CI 85 690 135–98 291 626) all-age deaths, including 30 391 980 (26 023 132–35 482 636) in children younger than 5 years, were prevented by USAID funding over the 21-year study period."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This reporter's words came into my home regularly for so long, he felt like a member of the family. Local journalism is irreplaceable.
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Veteran Tallahassee Democrat reporter, columnist Bill Cotterell dies
Florida's Capitol Press Corps has lost a legend: Retired Tallahassee Democrat reporter and columnist Bill Cotterell died Nov. 24.
www.tallahassee.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This reporter's words came into my home regularly for so long, he felt like a member of the family. Local journalism is irreplaceable.
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
WORLD PLANNING SCHOOLS CONGRESS VI call for abstracts deadline is this Tuesday 25 November!
wpsc2026.org
wpsc2026.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
WORLD PLANNING SCHOOLS CONGRESS VI call for abstracts deadline is this Tuesday 25 November!
wpsc2026.org
wpsc2026.org
"Cities in western Europe and developed Asia continue to dominate the top of the rankings. Melbourne came in fourth, with Sydney and Adelaide also making the top ten. Other leading cities were spread across Japan, New Zealand and Canada."
www.eiu.com/n/copenhagen...
www.eiu.com/n/copenhagen...
Copenhagen replaces Vienna as world’s most liveable city Copenhagen replaces Vienna as world’s most liveable city
Copenhagen has claimed the top spot in EIU’s Global Liveability Index 2025, ending Vienna's three-year dominance. Copenhagen achieved perfect scores of 100 for stability, education and infrastructure,...
www.eiu.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Cities in western Europe and developed Asia continue to dominate the top of the rankings. Melbourne came in fourth, with Sydney and Adelaide also making the top ten. Other leading cities were spread across Japan, New Zealand and Canada."
www.eiu.com/n/copenhagen...
www.eiu.com/n/copenhagen...
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Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
""Brandon May isn’t traveling to visit his family for the holidays. That's because he doesn't want to risk not being able to return.
May, a professor of forensic psychology, isn’t the only faculty member at a Florida university worried about H-1B status."
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
May, a professor of forensic psychology, isn’t the only faculty member at a Florida university worried about H-1B status."
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Visa uncertainty in DeSantis' Florida keeps professors home for holidays
At Florida's public universities, there are 1,046 positions filled by H-1B visa holders, according to data provided by Gov. Ron DeSantis' office.
www.tallahassee.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
""Brandon May isn’t traveling to visit his family for the holidays. That's because he doesn't want to risk not being able to return.
May, a professor of forensic psychology, isn’t the only faculty member at a Florida university worried about H-1B status."
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
May, a professor of forensic psychology, isn’t the only faculty member at a Florida university worried about H-1B status."
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
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Developed countries have promised huge increases in climate finance aid to help poor nations recover from climate disasters. Some of that money is just renamed development aid – and has funded projects like airport expansions with LED lighting and an ice cream company's expansion. buff.ly/hCh8p0l
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Developed countries have promised huge increases in climate finance aid to help poor nations recover from climate disasters. Some of that money is just renamed development aid – and has funded projects like airport expansions with LED lighting and an ice cream company's expansion. buff.ly/hCh8p0l
And, I thought the reason we haven't switched to metric is that 4'x8' building sheets fit in our pickup trucks.
“As pickups transitioned from farm/ranch workhorses to lifestyle vehicles, their design shifted accordingly: Cabs expanded to accommodate more passengers, while beds shrank. The first generation of F-150s were 36% cab & 64% bed by length. By 2021, the ratio had flipped.
www.axios.com/local/housto...
www.axios.com/local/housto...
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And, I thought the reason we haven't switched to metric is that 4'x8' building sheets fit in our pickup trucks.
“We want to harness the power of place and memory,” Lee says, “but also, this should be a national museum so that people can understand that public housing is something that touches everybody’s lives.”
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A Home for Public Housing
As director of the National Public Housing Museum, Lisa Yun Lee ’91 is challenging narratives about public housing and reimagining the idea of a 21st-century museum.
www.brynmawr.edu
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“We want to harness the power of place and memory,” Lee says, “but also, this should be a national museum so that people can understand that public housing is something that touches everybody’s lives.”
www.brynmawr.edu/bulletin/hom...
www.brynmawr.edu/bulletin/hom...
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Midtown Atlanta and Georgia Tech from above
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Midtown Atlanta and Georgia Tech from above
Midtown Atlanta and Georgia Tech from above
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Midtown Atlanta and Georgia Tech from above
"Rail signals a permanent investment in affordable public transit. Like no other transit type, laying tracks tells residents and developers the city is committed to enabling car-free living."
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Rail signals a permanent investment in affordable public transit. Like no other transit type, laying tracks tells residents and developers the city is committed to enabling car-free living."
"Five students... are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars.
The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs."
apnews.com/article/rhod...
The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs."
apnews.com/article/rhod...
US students studying housing, health outcomes and sustainability win 2026 Rhodes scholarships
Five students at U.S. military academies and three each from Yale University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are among the 32 U.S. winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes...
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Five students... are among the 32 American winners named Sunday as 2026 Rhodes scholars.
The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs."
apnews.com/article/rhod...
The group includes students focused on housing, health outcomes, sustainability and prison reentry programs."
apnews.com/article/rhod...
“The notion that politicians or high-level administrators can dictate what can be taught, researched, discussed or debated in a college classroom is fundamentally at odds with what higher education is about."
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten and AAUP’s Wolfson on Texas A&M University System Board of Regents’ Vote to Censor Curriculum
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement condemning the Texas A&M University System...
www.aft.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“The notion that politicians or high-level administrators can dictate what can be taught, researched, discussed or debated in a college classroom is fundamentally at odds with what higher education is about."
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aft.org/press-releas...
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aft.org/press-releas...
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"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
BREAKING: UNL Chancellor shares final $27.5 million budget cut proposal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his final budget reduction proposal in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.
www.dailynebraskan.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...