Gregory Squires was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award. This award was established to highlight field-based urban scholarship and promote the dissemination of work by activist urban scholars. The award is co-sponsored by SAGE Publishing and UAA.
“We believe that the breadth, depth, and longevity of Dr. Squires' work demonstrates a career of engaged scholarship as well as activism. His career has been one dedicated to connecting that scholarly work to the continuing battle for civil rights. Squires' work displays strong evidence of ‘field-based urban scholarship,’” as noted in the award announcement.