Dr. C. Aujean Lee, an assistant professor of Regional + City Planning, was recently interviewed by NPR reporter Nick Alexandrov for the podcast “Focus: Black Oklahoma.” This KOSU program covers news and public affairs that impact African American and BIPOC communities across Oklahoma.
On the podcast, Dr. Lee discussed her findings about the racial income gap from her report, Oil and Blood: Race, Wealth, and Violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the report, Dr. Lee explores the Tulsa Massacre and its devastating impact on economic equality in Tulsa, which now has one of the largest black-white wealth gaps in the United States.
Dr. Lee was featured on episode 27 of “Focus: Black Oklahoma.”
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
