Around the South Newsletters


Compiling SRDC and national news, recent publications, upcoming conferences and events, and job opportunities, this monthly newsletter furnishes a brief overview of announcements from the Southern region.

Stories in the February 2026 Around the South issue:

Items of Interest

  • SRDC Director John J. Green Appointed Community Development Research Fellow with Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  • Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level: Good News Impact
  • 2026 Bonnie Teater Community Development Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations
  • Collaborative Impact: Advancing Rural Communities Through PROPEL
  • Call for Papers: Special Issue on Rural Livability
  • Understanding Heirs' Property at the Community Level: Fundamentals Train-the-Trainer
  • Missed it Live? The Latest INRPHA Webinar is Now Available - Despair and Aging in Southern Appalachia: The Great Smoky Mountain Study
  • Requests for Proposals: Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA)

Job Postings

  • Administrative Assistant I, Southern Rural Development Center
  • Editor/Co-Editor, Local Development and Society Journal

Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings

  • Association of 1890 Research (ARD) Symposium
  • 2026 Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) Conference
  • National Grocery Summit
  • 2026 National Association of Community Development Professionals (NACDEP) Conference
  • 2026 Community Development Society (CDS) Annual Conference
  • Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting
  • 2026 Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East

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