With coauthors Dr. Nina M. Flores and Laureen D. Hom, Regional + City Planning assistant professor C. Aujean Lee published one of the first pieces in the field of planning on Asian Americans, their racialization, and lessons for planning. The article appears in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
The authors illustrate how Asian Americans are important for the field because they help to understand intragroup and intergroup differences, how racialization upholds white supremacy, and how to document community-led activism.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
